Closing Bell: Crown Paints Kenya Limited Top Gainer as East African Portland Cement Company Declines

Crown Paints Kenya Limited Top Gainer as East African Portland Cement Company Declines

Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.48% to close at KES 63.50 which was a KES 5.50 gain in share price.

East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.89% to close at KES 41.00 which was a KES 4.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 5,253,900 shares which was 28.75% of all shares traded in the market.

Market turnover edged higher by 13.8% to USD 6.9m (KES 706.7m). Foreign investors dominated the session’s trading with active participation on both buy and sell sides. Equity Bank recorded the highest net foreign inflows while KCB Bank recorded the highest net foreign outflows.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM), Total Kenya Ltd (TOTL), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
BERG 63.50 +9.48 +5.50
UCHM 9.90 +8.79 +0.80
TOTL 18.50 +8.50 +1.45
HAFR 2.00 +8.11 +0.15
EVRD 2.90 +5.45 +0.15

 

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS), Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT) and East African Cables Limited (CABL).

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
PORT 41.00 -8.89 -4.00
ADSS 2.05 -6.82 -0.15
KPLC 11.90 -5.93 -0.75
BRIT 11.65 -5.67 -0.70
CABL 10.00 -5.66 -0.60

 

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and East African Breweries Limited (EABL).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
SCOM 5,253,900 28.75
KCB 4,295,800 23.51
EQTY 2,297,500 12.57
HAFR 1,651,800 9.04
EABL 919,300 5.03

 

 

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.94 points to close at 141.77, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 44.35 points to close at 3835.78.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 141.77
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 3835.78
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 177.98
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 178.51

 

 

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