Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited Top Gainer as Longhorn Publishers Limited Declines
Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 6.58% to close at KES 17.00 which was a KES 1.05 gain in share price.
Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 10% to close at KES 4.95 which was a KES 0.55 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 5,775,400 shares which was 30.57% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC), Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) and Sasini Ltd (SASN).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| CFCI | 17.00 | +6.58 | +1.05 |
| CFC | 88.00 | +4.76 | +4.00 |
| ICDC | 47.50 | +4.40 | +2.00 |
| FIRE | 3.85 | +4.05 | +0.15 |
| SASN | 20.00 | +3.90 | +0.75 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM), Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH) and ARM Cement Limited (ARM).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| LKL | 4.95 | -10.00 | -0.55 |
| UCHM | 5.20 | -6.31 | -0.35 |
| BERG | 58.50 | -5.65 | -3.50 |
| OCH | 4.00 | -4.76 | -0.20 |
| ARM | 31.00 | -3.13 | -1.00 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) and East African Breweries Limited (EABL).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 5,775,400 | 30.57 |
| KCB | 4,460,000 | 23.61 |
| KEGN | 1,625,400 | 8.60 |
| EQTY | 1,565,200 | 8.28 |
| EABL | 1,402,700 | 7.42 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.17 points to close at 144.93, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 9.96 points to close at 3951.42.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 144.93 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3951.42 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 185.28 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 184.49 |
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