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 10% to close at KES 55.00 which was a KES 5.00 gain in share price.
TransCentury Limited (TCL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.14% to close at KES 13.00 which was a KES 1.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,900,600 shares which was 52.24% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) and Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| PORT | 55.00 | +10.00 | +5.00 |
| WTK | 367.00 | +9.88 | +33.00 |
| KAPC | 199.00 | +9.34 | +17.00 |
| ADSS | 4.10 | +9.33 | +0.35 |
| FTGH | 7.65 | +8.51 | +0.60 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: I&M Holdings Ltd (I&M), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Nation Media Group Limited (NMG) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| TCL | 13.00 | -7.14 | -1.00 |
| I&M | 109.00 | -5.22 | -6.00 |
| LKL | 7.00 | -4.76 | -0.35 |
| NMG | 150.00 | -3.85 | -6.00 |
| EVRD | 3.00 | -3.23 | -0.10 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) and Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 4,900,600 | 52.24 |
| KCB | 839,600 | 8.95 |
| COOP | 691,200 | 7.37 |
| EQTY | 519,700 | 5.54 |
| HAFR | 348,500 | 3.71 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 1.41 points to close at 147.27, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 6.69 points to close at 4242.26
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 148.68 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4248.95 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 193.67 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 193.37 |
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