Kakuzi Limited Top Gainer as Home Afrika Ltd Declines
Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.78% to close at KES 348.00 which was a KES 31.00 gain in share price.
Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 23.08% to close at KES 2.00 which was a KES 0.60 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 1,642,000 shares which was 22.84% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover declined by 10.7% from the previous session to USD 1.7m (KES 169.6m). Foreign investors dominated trading (54.0% participation) with balanced buy and sell sides, accounting for 53.3% of total buying and 54.7% of total selling. CFC Stanbic recorded the highest net foreign inflows while Equity Bank had the highest net foreign outflows.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd (SCBK), HF Group (HFCK) and Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| KUKZ | 348.00 | +9.78 | +31.00 |
| WTK | 400.00 | +4.17 | +16.00 |
| SCBK | 203.00 | +4.10 | +8.00 |
| HFCK | 23.00 | +3.37 | +0.75 |
| LKL | 4.65 | +3.33 | +0.15 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Unga Group Limited (UNGA), KenolKobil Limited (KENO), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and Eaagads Limited (EGAD).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| HAFR | 2.00 | -23.08 | -0.60 |
| UNGA | 30.50 | -9.63 | -3.25 |
| KENO | 8.80 | -8.33 | -0.80 |
| SCAN | 27.50 | -8.33 | -2.50 |
| EGAD | 25.00 | -6.54 | -1.75 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 1,642,000 | 22.84 |
| KCB | 1,479,300 | 20.58 |
| EQTY | 1,187,600 | 16.52 |
| HAFR | 935,400 | 13.01 |
| KEGN | 555,600 | 7.73 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 0.20 points to close at 145.50, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 33.75 points to close at 4007.00.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 145.50 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4007.00 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 185.73 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 185.55 |
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