Equity Group Holdings Limited Top Gainer as Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited Declines
Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.28% to close at KES 42.50 which was a KES 3.25 gain in share price.
Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 6.67% to close at KES 7.00 which was a KES 0.50 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 30,581,100 shares which was 61.99% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC), Umeme Limited (UMME), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| EQTY | 42.50 | +8.28 | +3.25 |
| CFC | 101.00 | +5.76 | +5.50 |
| UMME | 17.95 | +5.59 | +0.95 |
| BRIT | 18.05 | +5.25 | +0.90 |
| MSC | 2.10 | +5.00 | +0.10 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Standard Group Limited (SGL), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT) and National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| FTGH | 7.00 | -6.67 | -0.50 |
| SGL | 36.50 | -6.41 | -2.50 |
| LKL | 6.60 | -5.71 | -0.40 |
| BAT | 702.00 | -5.26 | -39.00 |
| NBK | 20.00 | -3.61 | -0.75 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC) and Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 30,581,100 | 61.99 |
| EQTY | 6,280,900 | 12.73 |
| KCB | 3,901,900 | 7.91 |
| CFC | 1,997,800 | 4.05 |
| ICDC | 1,366,200 | 2.77 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.61 points to close at 146.43 while theNSE 20 Share Index gained 33.47 points to close at 4350.70.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 146.43 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4350.70 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 190.31 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 188.92 |
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