Eveready East Africa Limited Top Gainer as Longhorn Publishers Limited Declines

Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.09% to close at KES 3.00 which was a KES 0.25 gain in share price.

Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.57% to close at KES 5.20 which was a KES 0.55 drop in share price.

Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,485,600 shares which was 26.46% of all shares traded in the market.

Market turnover declined by 40.2% to USD 4.9m (KES 500.2m).  Foreign investors continued to dominate trading, recording 72.1% participation to emerge net buyers (75.6% of total buying and 68.6% total selling). DTB Bank recorded the highest net foreign inflows that resulted in share appreciation by 3.3% to KES 188.00 while Safaricom recorded the highest net foreign outflows.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) and Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), East African Cables Limited (CABL), Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd (SCBK) and WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN) and Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 1.81 points to close at 137.02, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 36.55 points to close at 3759.94.

News Summary

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• More KQ managers could be pushed out
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• Analyst upbeat about Kenya's growth prospects
• KQ silent on send-off package offered to sacked finance boss
• Disband Kenya Airways management, pilots demand
• Russian firm loses Sh52bn case for the supply of KenGen power equipment
• Ex-City Hall CFO bank accounts to remain frozen
• Uchumi changes tack on sale of assets after receiving low offers
• Court clears KenGen power supply deal with RentCo East Africa Ltd
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• Drop in key index signals lower consumer prices
• Investors lose Sh26bn as NSE index falls below 3800 points
• Probe cause of KQ woes
• Uchumi wants strategic investor to inject Sh5bn
• Uchumi Supermarkets seeks 200 franchise mini shops in recovery strategy
• Barclays considering Africa exit
• Shareholders give Uchumi nod to seek Sh5 bn capital boost