CIC Insurance Group Limited Top Gainer as Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited Declines
CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 5.17% to close at KES 6.10 which was a KES 0.30 gain in share price.
Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 3.86% to close at KES 16.20 which was a KES 0.65 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 13,414,300 shares which was 52.84% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover increased by 491.2% to USD 12.4m (KES 1.3bn). Foreign investors dominated trading to emerge net sellers (69.5% of total buying and 80.6% of total selling). Bamburi Cement recorded the highest net foreign inflows while E.A. Breweries recorded the highest net foreign outflows.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK), Standard Group Limited (SGL), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) and Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| CIC | 6.10 | +5.17 | +0.30 |
| BBK | 12.85 | +3.63 | +0.45 |
| SGL | 30.00 | +3.45 | +1.00 |
| LKL | 5.30 | +2.91 | +0.15 |
| KAPC | 124.00 | +2.48 | +3.00 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: East African Cables Limited (CABL), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK) and TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| CFCI | 16.20 | -3.86 | -0.65 |
| CABL | 8.90 | -3.78 | -0.35 |
| KEGN | 6.50 | -3.70 | -0.25 |
| WTK | 190.00 | -3.55 | -7.00 |
| TPSE | 25.00 | -2.91 | -0.75 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: KenolKobil Limited (KENO), East African Breweries Limited (EABL), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 13,414,300 | 52.84 |
| KENO | 2,386,000 | 9.40 |
| EABL | 2,045,300 | 8.06 |
| BBK | 929,200 | 3.66 |
| MSC | 909,700 | 3.58 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 0.03 points to close at 141.64, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 9.17 points to close at 3853.56.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 141.64 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3853.56 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 180.44 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 180.55 |
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