Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited was the top gainer at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The counter registered a gain of 6.13% to end the day at KES 8.65. This was a KES 0.50 gain in share price.
Car & General (Kenya) Ltd closed the day as the worst performing share registering a drop of 9.78%. The counter closed with a share price of KES 41.50 which was a KES 4.50 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited was the most traded share at the exchange today. It traded 34.340.000 shares which was 58.9% of all trades in the market.
Safaricom was today named the 7th best performing share at the exchange over the last five months. Its share price went up by 8% and this was largely driven by the anticipation of a solid set of full year figures for the telecommunications firm, whose financial year ends March 31.
The firm recorded a 38 percent increase in profit after tax in full year results with total revenue increasing by13 percent to Sh163.4 billion and a jump in earnings per share of 40 percent, and a dividend payout of Sh0.64 per share, representing an increase of 36 percent on the previous year’s dividend.
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The winners:
The other top gainers were: Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD), East African Breweries Limited (EABL), Total Kenya Ltd (TOTL) and British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT). Each closed at KES 4.40, 314.00, 23.50 and 773.00 respectively.
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| FTGH | 8.65 | +6.13 | +0.50 |
| EVRD | 4.40 | +6.02 | +0.25 |
| EABL | 314.00 | +5.72 | +17.00 |
| TOTL | 23.50 | +5.62 | +1.25 |
| BAT | 773.00 | +4.74 | +35.00 |
The losers:
The counters that shed the most value were: Car & General Kenya Ltd (C&G), Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ), Boc Kenya Ltd (BOC), Sasini Ltd (SASN) and Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd (SCBK). They ended the day at KES 41.50, 273.00, 120.00, 15.50 and 272.00 respectively.
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| C&G | 41.50 | -9.78 | -4.50 |
| KUKZ | 273.00 | -7.46 | -22.00 |
| BOC | 120.00 | -6.98 | -9.00 |
| SASN | 15.50 | -5.20 | -0.86 |
| SCBK | 272.00 | -4.58 | -14.00 |
Most shares traded:
These were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Equity Bank Limited (EQTY), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and East African Breweries Limited (EABL).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 34,340,000 | 58.9 |
| KCB | 9,573,300 | 16.4 |
| EQTY | 5,439,000 | 9.3 |
| COOP | 2,547,000 | 4.4 |
| EABL | 1,723,900 | 3.0 |
Indices
The NSE All-Share Index appreciated while the NSE 20 Share Index depreciated today. They moved by +0.82 (+0.51%) and -49.01 (-1.01%) respectively.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 162.13 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4,786.74 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 214.53 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 214.39 |