Eveready East Africa Limited Top Gainer as Standard Group Limited Declines
Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 3.30 which was a KES 0.30 gain in share price.
Standard Group Limited (SGL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 5.34% to close at KES 31.00 which was a KES 1.75 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 16,019,000 shares which was 34.18% of all shares traded in the market.
Equity turnover was USD 16.7m (KES 1.7bn). Leading trading at 92.9% of market activity were foreign investors who participated both on the buy and sell side (93.6% buys vs. 92.2% sales).
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK), Sasini Ltd (SASN), Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK) and Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| EVRD | 3.30 | +10.00 | +0.30 |
| NBK | 17.95 | +8.46 | +1.40 |
| SASN | 16.00 | +6.67 | +1.00 |
| WTK | 370.00 | +6.02 | +21.00 |
| OCH | 4.75 | +5.56 | +0.25 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC) and Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| SGL | 31.00 | -5.34 | -1.75 |
| BAT | 758.00 | -5.13 | -41.00 |
| FIRE | 3.90 | -4.88 | -0.20 |
| BOC | 110.00 | -4.35 | -5.00 |
| PAFR | 62.00 | -3.13 | -2.00 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd (DTK) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 16,019,000 | 34.18 |
| EQTY | 12,791,300 | 27.29 |
| KCB | 11,395,900 | 24.31 |
| DTK | 984,900 | 2.10 |
| MSC | 666,900 | 1.42 |
Indices
The NSE Al Share Index shed 0.23 points to close at 142.70 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed to close at 4071.56.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 142.70 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4071.56 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 187.58 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 187.18 |
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