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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