Kenya Airways Limited Top Gainer as TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) Declines

Kenya Airways Limited (KQ) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.52% to close at KES 5.75 which was a KES 0.50 gain in share price.

TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.09% to close at KES 30.00 which was a KES 3.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 10,161,900 shares which was 53.07% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT) and Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD), Car & General (Kenya) Ltd (C&G), Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB) and National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK).

Most Traded Shares

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

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 3.23 points to close at 153.74 while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 68.49 points  to close at 4483.58

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