Closing Bell: Express Kenya Limited Top Gainer as Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited Declines

Express Kenya Limited Top Gainer as Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited Declines

Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.33% to close at KES 4.55 which was a KES 0.35 gain in share price.

Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.09% to close at KES 20.00 which was a KES 2.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,555,600 shares which was 27.87% of all shares traded in the market.

Equity turnover increased by 41.6% to settle at USD 3.8m (KES 391.6m). Foreign investors led trading at 75.3% of market activity and actively participated on the buy and sell side (74.9% buying vs. 75.7% selling).

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Sasini Ltd (SASN), B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC) and Housing Finance Group Limited (HFCK).

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
XPRS 4.55 +8.33 +0.35
SASN 17.00 +6.25 +1.00
BOC 117.00 +4.46 +5.00
MSC 1.90 +2.70 +0.05
HFCK 22.50 +2.27 +0.50

 

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), Standard Group Limited (SGL) and Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG).

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
CFCI 20.00 -9.09 -2.00
SCAN 27.00 -6.90 -2.00
FIRE 3.65 -6.41 -0.25
SGL 32.00 -5.88 -2.00
BERG 60.00 -5.51 -3.50

 

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) and Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
SCOM 4,555,600 27.87
SCAN 3,006,800 18.40
KCB 2,294,700 14.04
CFCI 1,205,700 7.38
KPLC 1,034,300 6.33

 

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.53 points to close at 141.87 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 24.01 points to close at 4017.34.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 142.40
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 4041.35
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 186.47
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 186.00

 

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