B.O.C Kenya Ltd Top Gainer as KenGen Declines

B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 110.00 which was a KES 10.00 gain in share price.

Kenya Electricity Generating Company Ltd (KEGN) was the top loser of the day.It had a loss of 9.68% to close at KES 7.00, which was a KES 0.75 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 10,873,200 shares which was 59.70% of all shares traded in the market.

Turnover declined by 67.6% to close the day at USD 6.0mn (KES 612.6mn). Foreigners dominated the market (79.3% of total turnover) after a subdued session yesterday, with E.A. Breweries recording the highest foreign participation on both the buy and sell sides. Safaricom recorded the highest net foreign inflows while KCB Bank had the highest net foreign outflows.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) and Umeme Limited (UMME).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH), Eaagads Limited (EGAD), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) and Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP), East African Breweries Limited (EABL) and Kenya Airways Limited (KQ).

Indices

The NSE All ShareIndex shed 0.77 points to close at 145.31, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 6.44 points to close at 4005.22.

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