East African Portland Cement Company Top Gainer as TransCentury Limited Declines

East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.64% to close at KES 22.75 which was a KES 2.00 gain in share price.

TransCentury Limited (TCL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.55% to close at KES 8.05 which was a KES 0.85 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 53,639,800 shares which was 88.31% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Car & General (Kenya) Ltd (C&G), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH), ARM Cement Limited (ARM) and Nairobi Business Ventures Ltd (NBV).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), East African Breweries Limited (EABL), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) and Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE) and Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB).

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