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.
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| BERG | 166.00 | +9.93 | +15.00 |
| HAFR | 3.15 | +5.00 | +0.15 |
| BAMB | 151.00 | +3.42 | +5.00 |
| ADSS | 11.10 | +3.26 | +0.35 |
| UCHM | 11.25 | +2.74 | +0.30 |
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.
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| FTGH | 8.30 | -6.74 | -0.60 |
| C&G | 46.00 | -5.64 | -2.75 |
| BRIT | 23.25 | -5.10 | -1.25 |
| ARM | 76.00 | -5.00 | -4.00 |
| KCB | 57.50 | -4.17 | -2.10 |
Most shares traded:
These were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), Nairobi securities Exchange (NSE), Mumias Sugar Company Limited (MSC) and Umeme (UMME).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 43.80 | 17,864,000 |
| KCB | 31.30 | 12,778,200 |
| NSE | 7.80 | 3,200,300 |
| MSC | 3.90 | 1,571,600 |
| UMME | 2.00 | 806,500 |
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.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 170.65 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 5,042.52 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 224.37 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 224.60 |