Closing Bell: Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd Top Gainer as Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Declines

Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd Top Gainer as Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Declines

Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 3.45% to close at KES 22.50 which was a KES 0.75 gain in share price.

Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.77% to close at KES 157.00 which was a KES 17.00 drop in share price.

Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 3,406,200 shares which was 29.00% of all shares traded in the market.

Turnover declined 24.6% to stand at USD 3.7m (KES 379.1m).Foreign trading was dominant at 70.3% of the market and was fairly even on either side of the trades

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), Standard Group Limited (SGL) and The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP).

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
KNRE 22.50 +3.45 +0.75
MSC 1.60 +3.23 +0.05
CFCI 20.00 +2.56 +0.50
SGL 32.00 +2.40 +0.75
COOP 18.50 +2.21 +0.40

 

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) and Express Kenya Limited (XPRS).

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
KAPC 157.00 -9.77 -17.00
LKL 3.70 -9.76 -0.40
ADSS 1.45 -9.38 -0.15
EVRD 2.70 -8.47 -0.25
XPRS 4.10 -6.82 -0.30

 

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT) and Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
KCB 3,406,200 29.00
SCOM 1,635,500 13.92
ICDC 1,574,200 13.40
BRIT 1,123,900 9.57
EQTY 847,800 7.22

 

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.96 points to close at 143.26, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 4.62 points to close at 3994.49.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 143.26
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 3994.49
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 184.64
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 183.87

 

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