Home Afrika Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines

Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.11% to close at KES 2.00 which was a KES 0.15 gain in share price.

Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 5.56% to close at KES 1.70 which was a KES 0.10 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 7,759,800 shares which was 67.80% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC), Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR) and Sasini Ltd (SASN).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK), Nation Media Group Limited (NMG) and Bamburi Cement Limited (BAMB).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) and KenolKobil Limited (KENO).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 1.50 points to close at 145.21, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 0.38 points to close at 3932.48.

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