Crown Paints was the top gainer at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The counter registered a gain of 9.93% to end the day at KES 166.00. This is a KES 15.00 gain per share.

Crown Berger continues its upward movement in the market and traded 4,100 shares today. Crown Berger has ramped +53.73% higher since releasing its full year earnings where we saw a net profit drop of 91% from 2013.

Flame Tree Group Holdings continues to decline for the fourth day in a row and holds the lead in being the worst performer in the exchange. The counter registered a further drop of 6.74% to end the day at KES 8.30. This is a KES 0.60 loss per share.

Safaricom Limited was the most traded share at the exchange for the sixth day in a row. It traded 17,864,000 shares which was 43.8% of all trades in the market.

The winners:

The other top gainers were: Home Africa Limited (HAFR), Bamburi Cement Limited (BAMB), Atlas Development and Support Services (ADSS) and Uchumi Supermarkets Limited (UCHM). Each closed at KES 3.15, 151.00, 11.10 and 11.25 respectively.

The losers:

The counters that shed the most value were: Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH), Car & General Kenya Limited (C&G), British- American Investments (BRIT), Athi- River Mining Limited (ARM) and Kenya Commercial Bank Limited (KCB). They ended the day at KES 8.30, 46.00, 23.25, 76.00 and 57.50 respectively.

Most shares traded:

These were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), Nairobi securities Exchange (NSE), Mumias Sugar Company Limited (MSC) and Umeme (UMME).

Indices

Both the NSE All-Share Index and the NSE 20 Share Index did not change today. They stayed at 170.65 and 5,042.52 respectively.