Carbacid Investments Limited Top Gainer as B.O.C Kenya Ltd Declines

Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.16% to close at KES 14.90 which was a KES 1.25 gain in share price.

B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9% to close at KES 91.00 which was a KES 9.00 drop in share price.

Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 3,037,800 shares which was 36.52% of all shares traded in the market.

Market turnover declined by 54.6% to USD 2.7m (KES 278.5m). Foreign investors turned net buyers (58.5% of total buying and 55.4% of total selling).

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: East African Cables Limited (CABL), Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH), National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK) and Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Umeme Limited (UMME), Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC), TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE) and CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: KenolKobil Limited (KENO), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS), Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC) and Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 0.73 points to close at 140.69, while the NSE 20 Share Index also gained 29.84 points to close at 3834.57.

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