KenolKobil Limited Top Gainer as Williamson Tea Kenya Limited Declines

KenolKobil Limited (KENO) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.94% to close at KES 9.40 which was a KES 0.85 gain in share price.

Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.27% to close at KES 235.00 which was a KES 24.00 drop in share price.

Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,996,200 shares which was 23.34% of all shares traded in the market.

Market turnover declined  by 32.5% to USD 4.7m (KES 477.2m). Foreign investors dominated trading (65.3% participation) to emerge net buyers, with CFC Stanbic recording the highest net foreign inflows while Co-op Bank recorded the highest net foreign outflows.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) and East African Portland Cement Company (PORT).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), Unga Group Limited (UNGA), B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC) and Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), KenolKobil Limited (KENO) and The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP).

Indices

The NSE All share Index gained 0.09 points to close at 141.86, while the NSE 20 Share Index also gained 3.51 points to close at 3839.29.

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