Express Kenya Limited Top Gainer as Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Declines
Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 4.40 which was a KES 0.40 gain in share price.
Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.46% to close at KES 134.00 which was a KES 14.00 drop in share price.
Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 11,347,000 shares which was 45.87% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover increased by 321.1% to USD 8.2m (KES 841.8m). Foreign investors continued to dominate trading to emerge net buyers (92.2% of total buying and 25.1% of total selling).
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH), East African Cables Limited (CABL) and Safaricom Limited (SCOM).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| XPRS | 4.40 | +10.00 | +0.40 |
| SCAN | 27.00 | +8.00 | +2.00 |
| OCH | 4.35 | +7.41 | +0.30 |
| CABL | 9.80 | +7.10 | +0.65 |
| SCOM | 16.40 | +5.47 | +0.85 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), Limuru Tea Company Limited (LIMT) and Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| KAPC | 134.00 | -9.46 | -14.00 |
| UCHM | 7.40 | -6.33 | -0.50 |
| FIRE | 3.80 | -5.00 | -0.20 |
| LIMT | 800.00 | -4.76 | -40.00 |
| CFCI | 15.90 | -3.93 | -0.65 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), ARM Cement Limited (ARM), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) and TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| KCB | 11,347,000 | 45.87 |
| SCOM | 7,257,700 | 29.34 |
| ARM | 1,500,900 | 6.07 |
| EQTY | 878,800 | 3.55 |
| TPSE | 862,800 | 3.49 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 1.62 points to close at 139.65, while the NSE 20 Share Index also gained 14.12 points to close at 3781.36.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 139.65 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3781.36 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 175.28 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 176.15 |
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