East African Cables Limited Top Gainer as Sasini Ltd Declines
East African Cables Limited (CABL) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.39% to close at KES 9.90 which was a KES 0.85 gain in share price.
Sasini Ltd (SASN) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 5.88% to close at KES 20.00 which was a KES 1.25 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 11,483,800 shares which was 39.64% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover declined by 63.4% to USD 5.4m (KES 547.6m). Foreign investors dominated trading with active participation on both the buy and sell sides to emerge net sellers (71.3% of total buying and 73.3% of total selling).
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), East African Breweries Limited (EABL), KenolKobil Limited (KENO) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| CABL | 9.90 | +9.39 | +0.85 |
| WTK | 177.00 | +8.59 | +14.00 |
| EABL | 270.00 | +4.25 | +11.00 |
| KENO | 9.00 | +4.05 | +0.35 |
| EVRD | 2.75 | +3.77 | +0.10 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), TransCentury Limited (TCL), CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC) and Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| SASN | 20.00 | -5.88 | -1.25 |
| LKL | 4.90 | -5.77 | -0.30 |
| TCL | 7.50 | -5.06 | -0.40 |
| CIC | 5.60 | -4.27 | -0.25 |
| OCH | 4.20 | -3.45 | -0.15 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT) and Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 11,483,800 | 39.64 |
| KEGN | 5,329,000 | 18.40 |
| EQTY | 4,840,600 | 16.71 |
| BRIT | 1,808,100 | 6.24 |
| BBK | 1,179,400 | 4.07 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 0.47 points to close at 136.66, while the NSE 20 Share Index also shed 7.07 points to close at 3745.38.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 136.66 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3745.38 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 171.40 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 172.32 |
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