Closing Bell 05/04/2012

Gainers
Price      Change

Kapchorua Tea Company 120.00 5.26%
Pan Africa Insurance Holdings 26.00 4.00%
Eveready East Africa Limited 1.55 3.33%
Uchumi Supermarket Limited 12.80 2.81%
Kakuzi Limited 82.00 2.50%

Losers
Price       Change

Express Limited 4.00 9.09%
Eaagads Limited 31.00 8.82%
TPS Serena Limited 46.00 6.12%
Rea Vipingo Plantations Limited 15.15 3.50%
Crown Berger Limited 27.00 2.70%

Exchange Rates
Currency             Mean

US Dollar 83.0667
STG Pound 132.1118
Euro 109.2564
SA Rand 10.6400
KES/Ushs 29.9158
KES/Tshs 19.1052
KES/Rwf 7.2955

Equity Bank today moved 7.51 million shares with a value of Kshs. 145 million, the trading session’s biggest turnover. The counter today closed at Kshs. 19.40, remaining the same as yesterday’s closing. Safaricom Limited had 2.61 million shares moving today with a turnover of Kshs. 8.61 million to close at Kshs. 3.20, the same as yesterday’s closing price. There were 709,700 KenolKobil shares traded in today’s session in 56 trades with a value of Kshs. 8.52 million. 1,473,500 Mumias Sugar shares were traded in 53 trades with the price remaining stagnant at Kshs. 4.65. Unga Group, TransCentury Limited, Car & General, BOC Gases, Marshalls East Africa, City Trust, Diamond Trust Bank, Limuru Tea, Kenya Orchards Limited, East African Portland and CMC Holdings did not trade in today’s session. Standard Group Limited announced its annual financial results, reporting a 12% drop in profits. Read more on that story here. Express Limited shareholders may have to be wary in the coming weeks as the company lost its biggest client to a rival firm. Read more on that here. The Central Bank monetary policy committee met yesterday and chose to maintain its benchmark rate at 18% to maintain the downward pressure on the general price level (inflation). Read more on that here. The Nairobi Securities Exchange will remain closed on Friday 6 April 2012 and Monday 9 April 2012 for the Good Friday and Easter Monday celebrations.

Happy Easter!

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