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).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| BERG | 62.00 | +9.73 | +5.50 |
| PORT | 45.50 | +9.64 | +4.00 |
| KUKZ | 330.00 | +9.63 | +29.00 |
| UCHM | 5.70 | +8.57 | +0.45 |
| EVRD | 2.90 | +7.41 | +0.20 |
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).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| LIMT | 775.00 | -7.74 | -65.00 |
| BRIT | 11.00 | -3.08 | -0.35 |
| NBK | 14.55 | -3.00 | -0.45 |
| DTK | 215.00 | -2.71 | -6.00 |
| CABL | 7.50 | -1.96 | -0.15 |
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).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 22,243,800 | 64.59 |
| KCB | 3,432,700 | 9.97 |
| EQTY | 1,792,600 | 5.21 |
| COOP | 1,732,500 | 5.03 |
| KENO | 993,900 | 2.89 |
News Summary
- Equity Bank,KPLC & Barclays Bank Dividend Payment Date
- Eveready East Africa 49th AGM
- Maturity Date of Transcentury $75M loan-25th March
- Homa Bay County rolls out Sh123 million internet
- Understanding factors that influence choice of stocks
- Higher lending, cost management propel Coop net profit to Sh11.7 b
- Coop Bank earnings jump 46pc to Sh11.7bn
- Gichuru, Okemo withdrew Sh470m before Jersey accounts freeze
- Gichuru withdrew Sh470m before Jersey accounts freeze
- Survey: Kenyans pay more for banking services
- Equity Bank hit by Sh124m fraud in tax scam
- Rural areas to access power subsidy in April
- KRA smashes tax evasion racket at Namanga border
- Kakuzi Pretax Profit up by 228%
- Kenya’s most expensive banks revealed in fresh charges study
- Treasury withdraws Sh4.9bn set aside for planned National Bank rights issue
- Equity, KRA probe unearths Sh120m tax evasion syndicate
- Fastjet doubles flights on Dar, Nairobi route
- Norway fund picks Centum unit Nabo as assets manager
- Card payments growth hits 5-year low