Closing Bell: East African Portland Cement Company Top Gainer as Uchumi Supermarket Limited Declines

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

 

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