Housing Finance Group Limited Top Gainer as Williamson Tea Kenya Limited Declines
Housing Finance Group Limited (HFCK) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 6.98% to close at KES 23.00 which was a KES 1.50 gain in share price.
Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.81% to close at KES 331.00 which was a KES 36.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 9,027,900 shares which was 61.25% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC), Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG) and Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| HFCK | 23.00 | +6.98 | +1.50 |
| LKL | 7.35 | +5.00 | +0.35 |
| CFC | 94.00 | +4.44 | +4.00 |
| BERG | 63.00 | +4.13 | +2.50 |
| ADSS | 4.15 | +3.75 | +0.15 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH), East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) and National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| WTK | 331.00 | -9.81 | -36.00 |
| CARB | 14.05 | -9.65 | -1.50 |
| OCH | 4.35 | -8.42 | -0.40 |
| PORT | 50.50 | -8.18 | -4.50 |
| NBK | 16.25 | -6.61 | -1.15 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Housing Finance Group Limited (HFCK) and Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 9,027,900 | 61.25 |
| KPLC | 1,500,000 | 10.18 |
| MSC | 802,400 | 5.44 |
| HFCK | 490,800 | 3.33 |
| HAFR | 297,700 | 2.02 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index closed at 147.52, while the NSE 20 Share Index closed at 4207.27.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 147.52 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4207.27 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 195.09 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 194.81 |
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