Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Top Gainer as Sasini Ltd Declines
Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 1.65 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 9.76% to close at KES 18.50 which was a KES 2.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 9,875,200 shares which was 51.85% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover increased by 145.9% to USD 4.5m (KES 454.6m). Foreign investors dominated trading to emerge net sellers, recording participation levels of 59.8% of total buying and 75.1% of total selling. E.A. Breweries recorded the highest net foreign outflows while Co-op Bank recorded the highest net foreign inflows.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Nation Media Group Limited (NMG), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH), Jubilee Holdings Limited (JUB) and Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| ADSS | 1.65 | +10.00 | +0.15 |
| NMG | 190.00 | +7.95 | +14.00 |
| OCH | 4.35 | +7.41 | +0.30 |
| JUB | 460.00 | +6.24 | +27.00 |
| FIRE | 3.75 | +5.63 | +0.20 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Eaagads Limited (EGAD), East African Breweries Limited (EABL), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| SASN | 18.50 | -9.76 | -2.00 |
| EGAD | 21.75 | -9.38 | -2.25 |
| EABL | 260.00 | -6.81 | -19.00 |
| SCAN | 27.50 | -2.65 | -0.75 |
| CARB | 14.50 | -2.36 | -0.35 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and KenolKobil Limited (KENO).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 9,875,200 | 51.85 |
| EQTY | 3,584,700 | 18.82 |
| COOP | 1,411,500 | 7.41 |
| KCB | 1,180,500 | 6.20 |
| KENO | 496,500 | 2.61 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.14 points to close at 140,52, while the NSE 20 Share Index also gained 6.35 points to close at 3850.93.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 140.52 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3850.93 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 178.89 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 178.80 |
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