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Crown Paints Kenya Limited was the top gainer at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The counter registered a gain of 17.65% to end the day at KES 120.00. This was a KES 8.00 gain in share price.
Crown Paints announced net profits for the year ended December 2014 declined by a massive 90.78 per cent to Sh19.72 million. Despite the reduced profitability, Crown has proposed a dividend payout of Sh1.75 per share, maintaining the same level as last year. It has also offered two bonus shares for each held.
Umeme closed the day as the worst performing share registering a drop of 9.57%. The counter closed with a share price of KES 17.00 which was a KES 1.80 drop in share price.
The winners:
The other top gainers were: Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), I&M Bank (I&M), British- American Investments (BRIT) and Olympia Capital Holdings Limited (OCH). Each closed at KES 24.75, 139.00, 23.50 and 5.40 respectively.
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| BERG | 120.00 | +17.65 | +8.00 |
| CFCI | 24.75 | +10.00 | +2.25 |
| I&M | 139.00 | +9.45 | +12.00 |
| BRIT | 23.50 | +6.82 | +1.50 |
| OCH | 5.40 | +5.88 | +0.30 |
The losers:
The counters that shed the most value were: Umeme (UMME), National Bank Of Kenya Limited (NBK), Unga Group Limited (UNGA), Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Limited (SCBK) and Kenya Orchards (ORCH). They ended the day at KES 17.00, 20.00, 45.00, 322.00 and 105.00 respectively.
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| UMME | 17.00 | -9.57 | -1.80 |
| NBK | 20.00 | -9.09 | -2.00 |
| UNGA | 45.00 | -8.16 | -4.00 |
| SCBK | 322.00 | -6.40 | -22.00 |
| ORCH | 105.00 | -4.55 | -5.00 |
Most shares traded:
These were: Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Kenya Commercial Bank Limited (KCB), Equity Bank Limited (EQTY) and Umeme (UMME).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| CFCI | 33,222,900 | 61.6 |
| SCOM | 6,839,700 | 12.7 |
| KCB | 3,115,000 | 5.8 |
| EQTY | 2,488,200 | 4.6 |
| UMME | 2,027,000 | 3.8 |
Indices
Both the NSE All-Share Index and the NSE 20 Share Index appreciated today. They rose by 0.79(0.46%) and 24.29 (0.48%) respectively.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 173.14 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 5,085.40 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 230.75 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 230.62 |
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