Express Kenya Limited Top Gainer as Marshalls (E.A) Ltd Declines

Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.78% to close at KES 5.05 which was a KES 0.45 gain in share price.

Marshalls (E.A) Ltd (MASH) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 10% to close at KES 10.80 which was a KES 1.20 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 5,489,500 shares which was 42.74% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Total Kenya Ltd (TOTL), Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and Car & General (Kenya) Ltd (C&G).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD), KenolKobil Limited (KENO), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and Umeme Limited (UMME).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index closed at 154.61 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 20.57 points to close at 4499.06.

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