CIC Insurance Limited Top Gainer as Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Declines

CIC Insurance Limited (CIC) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.82% to close at KES 7.40 which was a KES 0.60 gain in share price.

Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.92% to close at KES 218.00 which was a KES 24.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 15,653,100 shares which was 39.60% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Umeme (UMME), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) and Nation Media Group Limited (NMG).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Kenya Airways Limited (KQ), Uchumi Supermarkets Limited (UCHM), Athi-River Mining Limited (ARM) and Scangroup Limited (SCAN).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Bank Limited (EQTY), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), The Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 2.56 points to close at 148.39 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 82.66 points to close at 4404.72

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