Home Afrika Ltd Top Gainer as Sasini Ltd Declines
Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.33% to close at KES 1.95 which was a KES 0.15 gain in share price.
Sasini Ltd (SASN) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.05% to close at KES 20.00 which was a KES 1.75 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 8,400,000 shares which was 44.82% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: East African Cables Limited (CABL), Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd (DTK), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) and Nation Media Group Limited (NMG).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| HAFR | 1.95 | +8.33 | +0.15 |
| CABL | 7.80 | +4.00 | +0.30 |
| DTK | 221.00 | +3.27 | +7.00 |
| ADSS | 1.60 | +3.23 | +0.05 |
| NMG | 185.00 | +2.78 | +5.00 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH), Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH), Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) and Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| SASN | 20.00 | -8.05 | -1.75 |
| OCH | 4.00 | -6.98 | -0.30 |
| FTGH | 7.00 | -5.41 | -0.40 |
| UCHM | 5.50 | -3.51 | -0.20 |
| FIRE | 3.70 | -2.63 | -0.10 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 8,400,000 | 44.82 |
| KCB | 4,031,400 | 21.51 |
| BBK | 1,245,400 | 6.65 |
| COOP | 952,100 | 5.08 |
| EQTY | 888,200 | 4.74 |
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