Express Kenya Limited Top Gainer as Sasini Ltd Declines

Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.52% to close at KES 4.60 which was a KES 0.40 gain in share price.

Sasini Ltd (SASN) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.31% to close at KES 14.90 which was a KES 1.35 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,231,800 shares which was 30.84% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT), Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH) and British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 3.08 points to close at 143.42, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 68.64 points to close at 4084.36.

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