Express Kenya Limited Top Gainer as Umeme Limited Declines

Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.88% to close at KES 4.45 which was a KES 0.40 gain in share price.

Umeme Limited (UMME) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.31% to close at KES 16.00 which was a KES 1.45 drop in share price.

Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 10,253,800 shares which was 50.32% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH), Housing Finance Company Limited (HFCK), CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC) and Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC) and Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 0.68 points to close at 146.19, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 2.11 points to close at 4217.78.

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