Car & General (Kenya) Ltd Top Gainer as Umeme Limited Declines

Car & General (Kenya) Ltd (C&G) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.86% to close at KES 39.00 which was a KES 3.50 gain in share price.

Umeme Limited (UMME) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 10% to close at KES 18.00 which was a KES 2.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,394,300 shares which was 33.46% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Standard Group Limited (SGL), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) and Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: NIC Bank Ltd (NIC), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH), Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) and Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Umeme Limited (UMME), Bamburi Cement Limited (BAMB) and Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.35 points to close at 139.89, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 25.81 points to close at 3815.40

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