Express Kenya Limited Top Gainer as Sameer Africa Limited Declines

Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.7% to close at KES 5.00 which was a KES 0.40 gain in share price.

Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.89% to close at KES 3.50 which was a KES 0.30 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 10,029,700 shares which was 45.89% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Sasini Ltd (SASN), Unga Group Limited (UNGA), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: East African Cables Limited (CABL), East African Breweries Limited (EABL), Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC) and Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP), Kenya Airways Limited (KQ) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index closed at 144.97, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 9.00 points to close at 3958.82.

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