Eaagads Limited Top Gainer as East African Portland Cement Company Declines
Eaagads Limited (EGAD) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.2% to close at KES 23.75 which was a KES 2.00 gain in share price.
East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.57% to close at KES 48.00 which was a KES 4.50 drop in share price.
Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 1,894,900 shares which was 19.42% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover declined by 59.9% to USD 1.7m (KES 179.0m). Local investors dominated trading to emerge net buyers (57.6% of total buying and 55.3% of total selling).
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Limuru Tea Company Limited (LIMT), Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) and KenolKobil Limited (KENO).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| EGAD | 23.75 | +9.20 | +2.00 |
| LIMT | 810.00 | +8.87 | +66.00 |
| CARB | 14.90 | +8.76 | +1.20 |
| EVRD | 2.85 | +7.55 | +0.20 |
| KENO | 10.65 | +6.50 | +0.65 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| PORT | 48.00 | -8.57 | -4.50 |
| HAFR | 1.85 | -5.13 | -0.10 |
| BERG | 57.50 | -4.17 | -2.50 |
| SCAN | 28.00 | -3.45 | -1.00 |
| UCHM | 6.50 | -2.99 | -0.20 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), KenolKobil Limited (KENO), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| KEGN | 1,894,900 | 19.42 |
| SCOM | 1,510,400 | 15.48 |
| KENO | 1,426,100 | 14.62 |
| KCB | 1,012,700 | 10.38 |
| EQTY | 760,700 | 7.80 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.32 points to close at 141.22, while the NSE 20 Share Index also gained 4.56 points to close at 3871.62.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 141.22 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3871.62 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 179.20 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 179.06 |
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