Eveready East Africa Limited Top Gainer as Sasini Ltd Declines

Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.62% to close at KES 2.85 which was a KES 0.25 gain in share price.

Sasini Ltd (SASN) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.88% to close at KES 19.15 which was a KES 2.10 drop in share price.

Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 3,520,700 shares which was 27.08% of all shares traded in the market.

Market turnover declined marginally by 1.9% to USD 4.4m (KES 445.8m). Foreign investors dominated trading, recording active participation on both the buy and sell sides (86.9% of total buying and 85.8% of total selling). Safaricom recorded the highest net foreign inflows while KCB Bank recorded the highest net foreign outflows on account of block foreign selling.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS), Standard Group Limited (SGL) and Nation Media Group Limited (NMG).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC) and Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd (DTK).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 0.38 points to close at 140.90, while the NSE 20 Share Index also gained 16.13 points to close at 3867.06.

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