British American Tobacco Kenya Limited Top Gainer as Sameer Africa Limited Declines

British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 6.41% to close at KES 830.00 which was a KES 50.00 gain in share price.

Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.69% to close at KES 4.20 which was a KES 0.35 drop in share price.

Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 36,755,500 shares which was 64.13% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Express Kenya Limited (XPRS), TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE) and Unga Group Limited (UNGA).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD), Car & General (Kenya) Ltd (C&G) and CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.76 points to close at 149.66 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 24.58 points to close at 4405.29.

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