Home Afrika Ltd Top Gainer as Sasini Ltd 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.

Sasini Ltd (SASN) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.05% to close at KES 20.00 which was a KES 1.75 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 8,400,000 shares which was 44.82% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: East African Cables Limited (CABL), Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd (DTK), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) and Nation Media Group Limited (NMG).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH), Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH), Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) and Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY).

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