Crown Paints Kenya Limited Top Gainer as Limuru Tea Company Limited Declines

Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.73% to close at KES 62.00 which was a KES 5.50 gain in share price.

Limuru Tea Company Limited (LIMT) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.74% to close at KES 775.00 which was a KES 65.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 22,243,800 shares which was 64.59% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: East African Portland Cement Company (PORT), Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ), Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT), National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK), Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd (DTK) and East African Cables Limited (CABL).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and KenolKobil Limited (KENO).

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