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).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| C&G | 39.00 | +9.86 | +3.50 |
| SGL | 29.00 | +9.43 | +2.50 |
| CFC | 79.50 | +8.90 | +6.50 |
| LKL | 5.10 | +7.37 | +0.35 |
| CFCI | 16.20 | +6.93 | +1.05 |
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).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| UMME | 18.00 | -10.00 | -2.00 |
| NIC | 38.75 | -6.06 | -2.50 |
| OCH | 4.00 | -5.88 | -0.25 |
| KAPC | 98.00 | -3.92 | -4.00 |
| FTGH | 6.80 | -2.86 | -0.20 |
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).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 4,394,300 | 33.46 |
| KCB | 2,144,500 | 16.33 |
| UMME | 1,501,500 | 11.43 |
| BAMB | 1,080,200 | 8.23 |
| EQTY | 798,600 | 6.08 |
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
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 139.89 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3815.40 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 178.95 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 178.86 |
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