Home Afrika Ltd Top Gainer as Uchumi Supermarket Limited 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.
Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.48% to close at KES 5.25 which was a KES 0.55 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 14,868,600 shares which was 49.00% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC), Car & General (Kenya) Ltd (C&G), ARM Cement Limited (ARM) and Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS).
GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
HAFR | 1.95 | +8.33 | +0.15 |
ICDC | 46.00 | +3.37 | +1.50 |
C&G | 38.75 | +3.33 | +1.25 |
ARM | 32.00 | +3.23 | +1.00 |
ADSS | 1.65 | +3.12 | +0.05 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Eaagads Limited (EGAD), Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT) and CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC).
LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
UCHM | 5.25 | -9.48 | -0.55 |
EGAD | 20.50 | -6.82 | -1.50 |
WTK | 189.00 | -5.03 | -10.00 |
BAT | 780.00 | -4.76 | -39.00 |
CFC | 84.00 | -4.55 | -4.00 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN) and Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK).
MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
SCOM | 14,868,600 | 49.00 |
KCB | 9,294,100 | 30.63 |
EQTY | 2,170,800 | 7.15 |
KEGN | 1,053,400 | 3.47 |
BBK | 525,300 | 1.73 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 2.45 points to close at 144.76, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 38.63 points to close at 3941.46
INDICES | |
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 144.76 |
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3941.46 |
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 184.77 |
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 184.06 |
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