Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited Top Gainer as Crown Paints Kenya Limited Declines

Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.79% to close at KES 7.85 which was a KES 0.70 gain in share price.

Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.13% to close at KES 56.50 which was a KES 5.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 3,528,200 shares which was 30.44% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Express Kenya Limited (XPRS), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN), East African Cables Limited (CABL) and Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Standard Group Limited (SGL), Unga Group Limited (UNGA), ARM Cement Limited (ARM) and NIC Bank Ltd (NIC).

Most Traded Shares

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

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 0.27 points to close at 146.46, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 7.76 points to close at 4210.02.

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