East African Portland Cement Company Top Gainer as Uchumi Supermarket Limited Declines
East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.64% to close at KES 45.50 which was a KES 4.00 gain in share price.
Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.94% to close at KES 7.25 which was a KES 0.80 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 15,518,900 shares which was 53.39% of all shares traded in the market.
Equity turnover surged 110.3% to USD 7.9m. Foreign investors were net sellers with participation at 81.2% compared to 70.4% in the previous session.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Standard Group Limited (SGL), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD), Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK) and Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR).
GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
PORT | 45.50 | +9.64 | +4.00 |
SGL | 31.50 | +9.57 | +2.75 |
EVRD | 2.90 | +5.45 | +0.15 |
WTK | 356.00 | +4.40 | +15.00 |
HAFR | 1.40 | +3.70 | +0.05 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS), Total Kenya Ltd (TOTL), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH) and Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB).
LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
UCHM | 7.25 | -9.94 | -0.80 |
ADSS | 2.15 | -8.51 | -0.20 |
TOTL | 17.50 | -4.63 | -0.85 |
OCH | 4.20 | -4.55 | -0.20 |
KCB | 39.75 | -3.64 | -1.50 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).
MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
SCOM | 15,518,900 | 53.39 |
EQTY | 3,367,600 | 11.58 |
KCB | 2,840,900 | 9.77 |
COOP | 2,155,700 | 7.42 |
MSC | 1,114,900 | 3.84 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.54 points to close at 143.47, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 21.62 points to close at 4016.18.
INDICES | |
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 143.47 |
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4016.18 |
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 184.53 |
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 183.62 |
News Summary
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