Sameer Africa Limited Top Gainer as Car & General (Kenya) Ltd Declines

Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 2.75 which was a KES 0.25 gain in share price.

Car & General (Kenya) Ltd (C&G) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.26% to close at KES 24.50 which was a KES 2.50 drop in share price.

Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 5,016,700 shares which was 30.49% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Nation Media Group Limited (NMG), Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB), Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Eaagads Limited (EGAD), ARM Cement Limited (ARM), Sasini Ltd (SASN) and TransCentury Limited (TCL).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), Kenya Airways Limited (KQ) and Safaricom Limited (SCOM).

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