Closing Bell: Mumias Sugar Company Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines

Mumias Sugar Company Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines

Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 1.65 which was a KES 0.15 gain in share price.

Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.69% to close at KES 3.00 which was a KES 0.25 drop in share price.

Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 9,729,600 shares which was 49.46% of all shares traded in the market.

Turnover increased by 13.0% to settle at USD 7.7m (KES 785.6m). Notably, local investors rebounded at nearly 50.0% of the market. Foreign trading was again biased on the buy side (65.2% buying vs. 35.5% selling).

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR), Standard Group Limited (SGL) and Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI).

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
MSC 1.65 +10.00 +0.15
LKL 4.85 +7.78 +0.35
PAFR 65.00 +6.56 +4.00
SGL 28.75 +6.48 +1.75
CFCI 20.75 +6.41 +1.25

 

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: East African Portland Cement Company (PORT), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), Marshalls (E.A) Ltd (MASH) and Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK).

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
ADSS 3.00 -7.69 -0.25
PORT 38.25 -6.71 -2.75
HAFR 1.20 -4.00 -0.05
MASH 13.10 -1.87 -0.25
BBK 13.70 -1.79 -0.25

 

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and East African Breweries Limited (EABL).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
EQTY 9,729,600 49.46
SCOM 4,063,100 20.65
KCB 2,270,500 11.54
HAFR 540,700 2.75
EABL 390,500 1.98

 

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 0.73 points to close at 147.04, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 21.28 points to close at 3992.58.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 147.04
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 3992.58
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 188.52
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 188.07

 

 

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