Equity Group Holdings Limited Top Gainer as East African Cables Limited Declines

Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 7.79% to close at KES 41.50 which was a KES 3.00 gain in share price.

East African Cables Limited (CABL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 10% to close at KES 11.70 which was a KES 1.30 drop in share price.

Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,809,200 shares which was 37.26% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC), Safaricom Limited (SCOM) and National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH), East African Portland Cement Company (PORT), Total Kenya Ltd (TOTL) and Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 2.62 points to close at 142.80 while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 74.92 to clsoe 4176.59.

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