Kenya Airways Limited Top Gainer as Eveready East Africa Limited Declines

Kenya Airways Limited (KQ) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 6.05 which was a KES 0.55 gain in share price.

Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.64% to close at KES 3.70 which was a KES 0.35 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 13,170,700 shares which was 45.55% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT) and Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK), Umeme Limited (UMME) and Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Umeme Limited (UMME) and Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 0.87 points to close at 154.91 while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 36.05 points to close at 4519.63.

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