Closing Bell: Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Top Gainer as Home Afrika Ltd Declines

Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Top Gainer as Home Afrika Ltd Declines

Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 220.00 which was a KES 20.00 gain in share price.

Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 10% to close at KES 2.25 which was a KES 0.25 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 9,798,000 shares which was 49.69% of all shares traded in the market.

Market turnover increased by 192.9% to USD 4.9m (KES 497.0m).  Foreign investors’ participation increased to 76.6% of total market activity from 54.0% in the last trading session, having balanced buy and sell sides (75.3% of total buying and 77.8% of total selling), with concentration on Safaricom, CFC Stanbic and KCB Bank. CFC Stanbic recorded the highest net foreign inflows while KCB Bank recorded the highest net foreign outflows.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Express Kenya Limited (XPRS), TransCentury Limited (TCL), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) and Umeme Limited (UMME).

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
KAPC 220.00 +10.00 +20.00
XPRS 4.95 +10.00 +0.45
TCL 8.75 +9.38 +0.75
FIRE 4.05 +8.00 +0.30
UMME 24.00 +7.87 +1.75

 

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Sasini Ltd (SASN), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), Kenya Airways Limited (KQ) and Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY).

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
HAFR 2.25 -10.00 -0.25
SASN 17.60 -9.74 -1.90
CFCI 18.20 -9.00 -1.80
KQ 4.70 -6.00 -0.30
EQTY 39.25 -3.68 -1.50

 

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC) and The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
SCOM 9,798,000 49.69
KCB 2,292,400 11.62
EQTY 1,040,500 5.28
CFC 903,200 4.58
COOP 864,700 4.38

 

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.10 points to close at 145.49, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 32.42 points to close at 3974.58.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 145.49
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 3974.58
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 186.18
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 185.99

 

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