Housing Finance Top Gainer as BAT Kenya Declines
Housing Finance Company Limited (HFCK) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.64% to close at KES 22.75, which was a KES 2.00 gain in share price.
British American Tobacco (BAT) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.98% to close at KES 740.00, which was a KES 73.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 6,622,600 shares, which was 32.50% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: British American Investments Limited (BRIT), Carbacid Investments (CARB), Standard Group Limited (SGL) and Kapchorua Tea Company (KAPC).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| HFCK | 22.75 | +9.64 | +2.00 |
| BRIT | 15.70 | +9.41 | +1.35 |
| CARB | 15.15 | +7.83 | +1.10 |
| SGL | 36.50 | +7.35 | +2.50 |
| KAPC | 200.00 | +5.26 | +10.00 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Express Kenya Limited (XPRS), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN), Home Afrika Limited (HAFR) and East African Portland Cement (PORT).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| BAT | 740.00 | -8.98 | -73.00 |
| XPRS | 5.00 | -8.26 | -0.45 |
| SCAN | 35.00 | -7.89 | -3.00 |
| HAFR | 2.50 | -5.66 | -0.15 |
| PORT | 53.00 | -5.36 | -3.00 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Cooperative Bank of Kenya Limited (COOP), Equity Bank Limited (EQTY), KenolKobil Limited (KENO) and Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 6,622,600 | 32.50 |
| COOP | 3,107,500 | 15.30 |
| EQTY | 2,759,500 | 13.60 |
| KENO | 2,091,800 | 10.30 |
| KCB | 1,236,200 | 6.10 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 0.16 points to close at 153.04 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 33.07 points to close at 4467.36.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 153.02 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4467.36 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 200.17 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 199.91 |