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Closing Bell: Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines

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Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines

Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 12.05% to close at KES 9.30 which was a KES 1.00 gain in share price.

Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 10% to close at KES 2.70 which was a KES 0.30 drop in share price.

Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 5,991,900 shares which was 27.28% of all shares traded in the market.

Equity turnover increased by 1.3%, to USD 5.4m (KES 552.0m). Foreign investors remained dominant at 70.7% of market activity and remained overall net buyers (74.1% buying vs. 67.3% selling). Net foreign inflows was recorded at USD 0.4m (KES 37.7m). Recording large net foreign inflows were Safaricom, Centum Investments and E.A Breweries while with large net foreign outflows were Barclays Bank, KCB Bank and Kenya Airways.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: East African Cables Limited (CABL), Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC), Bamburi Cement Limited (BAMB) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
KEGN 9.30 +12.05 +1.00
CABL 10.90 +3.32 +0.35
KPLC 15.30 +2.68 +0.40
BAMB 155.00 +1.97 +3.00
EVRD 3.00 +1.69 +0.05

 

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd (SCBK), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR).

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
ADSS 2.70 -10.00 -0.30
EQTY 40.75 -8.43 -3.75
SCBK 205.00 -5.96 -13.00
KCB 40.75 -5.78 -2.50
HAFR 1.65 -5.71 -0.10

 

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
EQTY 5,991,900 27.28
SCOM 3,950,500 17.99
KEGN 3,089,300 14.07
COOP 2,455,700 11.18
BBK 2,159,700 9.83

 

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 4.59 points to close at 136.33, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 12.79 points to close at 3978.70.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 136.33
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 3978.70
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 183.48
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 182.94

 

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