Home Afrika Ltd Top Gainer as Uchumi Supermarket Limited Declines

Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.33% to close at KES 1.95 which was a KES 0.15 gain in share price.

Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.48% to close at KES 5.25 which was a KES 0.55 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 14,868,600 shares which was 49.00% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC), Car & General (Kenya) Ltd (C&G), ARM Cement Limited (ARM) and Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Eaagads Limited (EGAD), Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT) and CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN) and Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 2.45 points to close at 144.76, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 38.63 points to close at 3941.46

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