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Closing Bell: Crown Paints Continues Upward Movement

Crown Paints Kenya Limited ended the day as the markets top performing share for the second day in a row. It closed the day at KES 169.00 which was a KES 9.00 (5.63%) increase in its share price. It traded 2,300 shares today.

Crown Berger has continued with its remarkable upward movement and has ramped 59.36% higher since the release of its 2014 FY results on 30th April 2015.

Sameer Africa Limited took the lead as the worst performing share in the exchange. The counter registered a drop of 7.41% to end the day at KES 5.00. This is a KES 0.40 loss per share.

Safaricom Limited was the most traded share in the exchange for the seventh day in a row. It traded 22,160,900 shares which was 55.8% of all trades in the market.

 

The winners:

The other top gainers were: Unga Group Limited (UNGA), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), Uchumi Supermarkets (UCHM) and CFC Stanbic Holdings Limited (CFC). Each closed at KES 47.50, 25.00, 11.00 and 129.00 respectively.

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
BERG 169.00 +5.63 +9.00
UNGA 47.50 +5.56 +2.50
CFCI 25.00 +5.26 +1.25
UCHM 11.00 +4.27 +0.05
CFC 129.00 +4.03 +5.00

 

The losers:

The counters that shed the most value were: Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), Sasini Limited (SASN), Express Kenya Limited (XPRS), Housing Finance Company Limited (HFCK) and Jubilee Holdings Limited (JUB). They ended the day at KES 5.00, 15.30, 5.60, 32.75 and 570.00 respectively.

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
FIRE 5.00 -7.41 -0.40
SASN 15.30 -7.27 -1.20
XPRS 5.60 -5.08 -0.30
HFCK 32.75 -4.38 -1.50
JUB 570.00 -4.20 -25.00

 

Most shares traded:

These were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Equity Bank Limited (EQTY), Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Kenya Electricity Generating Company (KEGN) and Kenya Commercial Bank Limited (KCB).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
SCOM 22,160,900 55.8
EQTY 9,592,800 24.1
NSE 1,905,000 4.8
KEGN 1,095,800 2.8
KCB 960,600 2.4

 

Indices

Both the NSE All-Share Index and the NSE 20 Share Index depreciated today. They dropped by -3.38 (-1.98%) and -62.04 (-1.23%) respectively.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 167.27
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 4,980.48
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 222.19
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 222.05

 

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