Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited Top Gainer as Longhorn Publishers Limited Declines
Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 6.43% to close at KES 7.45 which was a KES 0.45 gain in share price.
Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.77% to close at KES 6.00 which was a KES 0.65 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 22,757,900 shares which was 69.36% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover edged up by 98.1% to USD 8.9m (KES 907.4m). Foreign investors continued to dominate trading, recording 75.7% participation during today’s session with active participation on both the buy and sell sides (74.8% of total buying and 76.6% of total selling).
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: ARM Cement Limited (ARM), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT), TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE) and CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| FTGH | 7.45 | +6.43 | +0.45 |
| ARM | 37.00 | +5.71 | +2.00 |
| BRIT | 12.80 | +5.35 | +0.65 |
| TPSE | 25.00 | +5.26 | +1.25 |
| CFC | 84.00 | +5.00 | +4.00 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS), Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN) and Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| LKL | 6.00 | -9.77 | -0.65 |
| ADSS | 1.80 | -7.69 | -0.15 |
| WTK | 200.00 | -7.41 | -16.00 |
| KEGN | 5.65 | -7.38 | -0.45 |
| UCHM | 8.15 | -5.23 | -0.45 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), East African Breweries Limited (EABL), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 22,757,900 | 69.36 |
| HAFR | 2,093,200 | 6.38 |
| EABL | 1,413,500 | 4.31 |
| BBK | 1,134,600 | 3.46 |
| MSC | 1,088,500 | 3.32 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 0.41 points to close at 140.69, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 10.50 points to close at 3835.10.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 140.69 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3835.10 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 176.10 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 177.00 |
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