Longhorn Publishers Limited Top Gainer as Express Kenya Limited Declines

Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 7.69% to close at KES 7.00 which was a KES 0.50 gain in share price.

Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.91% to close at KES 4.60 which was a KES 0.45 drop in share price.

Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 9,775,500 shares which was 49.59% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC), Housing Finance Company Limited (HFCK), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Unga Group Limited (UNGA), TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE), Total Kenya Ltd (TOTL) and National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.05 points to close at 152.04 while the NSE 20 Share Index gained  13.61 points to close at 4509.84.

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