Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Top Gainer as Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited Declines

Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.86% to close at KES 3.90 which was a KES 0.35 gain in share price.

Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited (NSE) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 5.75% to close at KES 20.50 which was a KES 1.25 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 6,633,300 shares which was 43.87% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Express Kenya Limited (XPRS), Standard Group Limited (SGL), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH) and Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: TransCentury Limited (TCL), East African Breweries Limited (EABL), Sasini Ltd (SASN) and Kenya Airways Limited (KQ).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK), Housing Finance Group Limited (HFCK) and Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.77 points to close at 147.91 while the NSE 20 Share Index closed at 4248.95.

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