Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Top Gainer as Standard Group Limited Declines

Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.77% to close at KES 3.10, which was a KES 0.25 gain in share price.

Standard Group Limited (SGL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.76% to close at KES 26.75, which was a KES 2.25 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 6,499,100 shares, which was 27.20% of all shares traded at the NSE.

Market turnover rose 192.3% from the previous session to USD 7.7m (KES 789.2m), supported by equally active local and foreign investor participation. Overall market prices eased slightly however, on account of relatively weak foreign investor demand while some local investor demand supported overall prices.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were:  Safaricom Limited (SCOM), B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC), Nation Media Group Limited (NMG) and Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Centum Investment Company Ltd (ICDC) and Bamburi Cement Limited (BAMB).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were:  Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and Centum Investment Company Ltd (ICDC).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 1.16 points to close at 141.34, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 14.96 points to close at 3887.53.