British- American Investments makes a remarkable turnaround in its performance today. It has greatly improved from the worst performing share to the best performing share as the market came to a close today. Britam ended the day at KES 22.25 having gained 9.88% (KES 2.00) in its share price.
Umeme took the lead as being the worst performer in the exchange. The counter registered a drop of 8.16% to end the day at KES 17.45. This is a KES 1.55 loss per share.
The winners:
The other top gainers were: Unga Group Limited (UNGA), Sasini Limited (SASN), Equity Bank Limited (EQTY) and Uchumi Supermarkets Limited (UCHM). Each closed at KES 47.00, 16.00, 50.00 and 10.50 respectively.
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| BRIT | 22.25 | +9.88 | +2.00 |
| UNGA | 47.00 | +4.44 | +2.00 |
| SASN | 16.00 | +4.23 | +0.65 |
| EQTY | 50.00 | +4.17 | +2.00 |
| UCHM | 10.50 | +3.45 | +0.35 |
The losers:
The counters that shed the most value were: Umeme (UMME), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT), Nation Media Group Limited (NMG), East African Breweries Limited (EABL) and Transcentury (TCL) Limited. They ended the day at KES respectively.
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| UMEME | 17.45 | -8.16 | -1.55 |
| BAT | 725.00 | -6.09 | -47.00 |
| NMG | 225.00 | -4.66 | -11.00 |
| EABL | 306.00 | -4.38 | -14.00 |
| TCL | 17.00 | -3.68 | -0.65 |
Most shares traded:
These were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Equity Bank Limited (EQTY), British American Investments (BRIT), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Limited (KNRE).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 8,081,200 | 32.8 |
| EQTY | 4,059,200 | 16.5 |
| BRIT | 2,902,000 | 11.8 |
| KCB | 2,590,300 | 10.5 |
| KNRE | 1,445,100 | 5.9 |
Indices
Both the NSE 20 Share Index and the NSE All Share Index continued to depreciate. They dropped by 0.61% and 0.68% respectively.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 171.99 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 5,042.85 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 230.41 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 230.57 |