Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Top Gainer as Kenya Airways Limited Declines

Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 242.00 which was a KES 22.00 gain in share price.

Kenya Airways Limited (KQ) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 23.53% to close at KES 5.20 which was a KES 1.60 drop in share price.

Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 5,067,900 shares which was 45.85% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR) and Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Housing Finance Company Limited (HFCK), Kenya Electricity Generating Company (Kengen) (KEGN), Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd (SCBK) and National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: CIC Insurance Limited (CIC), British-American Investments (BRIT), Safaricom Limited (SCOM) and Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index closed at 150.95 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 44.90 points to close at 4487.38.

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