Closing Bell: Standard Group Limited Top Gainer as Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited Declines

Standard Group Limited Top Gainer as Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited Declines

Standard Group Limited (SGL) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8% to close at KES 27.00 which was a KES 2.00 gain in share price.

Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.54% to close at KES 15.00 which was a KES 1.40 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 10,656,800 shares which was 55.96% of all shares traded in the market.

Market turnover increased by 54.9% to USD 4.8m (KES 493.2m). Foreign investors dominated trading after subdued activity yesterday, recording 74.3% participation to emerge net sellers (65.8% of total buying and 82.7% of total selling) mainly on account of active selling of E.A. Breweries, Safaricom and KCB Bank respectively. Local investors emerged net buyers.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
SGL 27.00 +8.00 +2.00
KEGN 6.50 +5.69 +0.35
PAFR 52.50 +5.00 +2.50
FIRE 3.70 +4.23 +0.15
MSC 1.65 +3.12 +0.05

 

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD), Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC), East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) and WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN).

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
CFCI 15.00 -8.54 -1.40
EVRD 2.80 -6.67 -0.20
KAPC 98.00 -5.77 -6.00
PORT 50.00 -5.66 -3.00
SCAN 26.00 -4.59 -1.25

 

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
SCOM 10,656,800 55.96
KCB 3,850,800 20.22
HAFR 989,900 5.20
EQTY 783,600 4.12
MSC 398,100 2.09

 

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.07 points to close at 140.24, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 4.82 points to close at 3789.59.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 140.24
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 3789.59
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 178.85
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 178.78

 

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