Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited Top Gainer as Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Declines
Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.57% to close at KES 7.60 which was a KES 0.60 gain in share price.
Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.04% to close at KES 183.00 which was a KES 16.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 15,053,600 shares which was 74.96% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Total Kenya Ltd (TOTL), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD), Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd (SCBK) and CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| FTGH | 7.60 | +8.57 | +0.60 |
| TOTL | 19.80 | +7.03 | +1.30 |
| EVRD | 3.20 | +6.67 | +0.20 |
| SCBK | 229.00 | +2.23 | +5.00 |
| CIC | 7.10 | +2.16 | +0.15 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Sasini Ltd (SASN), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT), ARM Cement Limited (ARM) and Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| KAPC | 183.00 | -8.04 | -16.00 |
| SASN | 15.00 | -5.96 | -0.95 |
| BAT | 756.00 | -5.38 | -43.00 |
| ARM | 41.00 | -4.65 | -2.00 |
| LKL | 6.40 | -3.76 | -0.25 |
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 Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 15,053,600 | 74.96 |
| EQTY | 1,301,300 | 6.48 |
| COOP | 576,400 | 2.87 |
| KCB | 490,700 | 2.44 |
| KEGN | 390,400 | 1.94 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 0.22 points to close at 148.10, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 14.95 points to close at 4206.15.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 148.10 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4206.15 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 196.00 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 196.05 |
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