East African Portland Cement Company Top Gainer as Eaagads Limited Declines
East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.89% to close at KES 50.00 which was a KES 4.50 gain in share price.
Eaagads Limited (EGAD) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 10% to close at KES 22.50 which was a KES 2.50 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 5,408,400 shares which was 35.53% of all shares traded in the market.
Turnover ended 36.4% higher at USD 4.9m (KES 503.1m). Foreign investors turned net sellers (77.5% selling vs. 61.5% buying). Noting high net foreign outflows were Equity Bank, KCB Bank and Barclays Bank.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM), Standard Group Limited (SGL), Total Kenya Ltd (TOTL) and Sasini Ltd (SASN).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| PORT | 50.00 | +9.89 | +4.50 |
| UCHM | 7.90 | +8.97 | +0.65 |
| SGL | 32.00 | +8.47 | +2.50 |
| TOTL | 18.95 | +6.76 | +1.20 |
| SASN | 18.00 | +6.51 | +1.10 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS), Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB) and TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| EGAD | 22.50 | -10.00 | -2.50 |
| LKL | 4.05 | -8.99 | -0.40 |
| ADSS | 1.60 | -8.57 | -0.15 |
| CARB | 15.00 | -2.28 | -0.35 |
| TPSE | 28.00 | -1.75 | -0.50 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 5,408,400 | 35.53 |
| EQTY | 4,187,000 | 27.51 |
| BBK | 795,800 | 5.23 |
| KCB | 681,900 | 4.48 |
| KEGN | 629,600 | 4.14 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.73 points to close at 144.21, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 11.70 points to close at 3989.87.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 144.21 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3989.87 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 185.22 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 184.56 |
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