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).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| KQ | 5.75 | +9.52 | +0.50 |
| KUKZ | 354.00 | +8.92 | +29.00 |
| FIRE | 4.95 | +7.61 | +0.35 |
| BRIT | 19.50 | +7.14 | +1.30 |
| BERG | 69.50 | +6.92 | +4.50 |
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).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| TPSE | 30.00 | -9.09 | -3.00 |
| EVRD | 3.70 | -5.13 | -0.20 |
| C&G | 40.50 | -3.57 | -1.50 |
| CARB | 17.00 | -2.58 | -0.45 |
| NBK | 20.00 | -2.44 | -0.50 |
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).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 10,161,900 | 53.07 |
| KCB | 2,830,300 | 14.78 |
| EQTY | 2,025,300 | 10.58 |
| MSC | 644,800 | 3.37 |
| COOP | 579,700 | 3.03 |
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
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 153.74 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4415.09 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 201.27 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 200.45 |
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