East African Portland Cement Company Top Gainer as Williamson Tea Kenya Limited Declines

East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.88% to close at KES 47.25 which was a KES 4.25 gain in share price.

Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.83% to close at KES 211.00 which was a KES 23.00 drop in share price.

KenolKobil Limited (KENO) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 1,342,200 shares which was 14.37% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Sasini Ltd (SASN), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT) and Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE) and Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), East African Breweries Limited (EABL), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN) and Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.76 points to close at 141.10, while the NSE 20 Share Index also shed 14.69 points to close at 3824.60.

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