Mumias Sugar Company Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines
Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 1.65 which was a KES 0.15 gain in share price.
Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.69% to close at KES 3.00 which was a KES 0.25 drop in share price.
Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 9,729,600 shares which was 49.46% of all shares traded in the market.
Turnover increased by 13.0% to settle at USD 7.7m (KES 785.6m). Notably, local investors rebounded at nearly 50.0% of the market. Foreign trading was again biased on the buy side (65.2% buying vs. 35.5% selling).
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR), Standard Group Limited (SGL) and Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| MSC | 1.65 | +10.00 | +0.15 |
| LKL | 4.85 | +7.78 | +0.35 |
| PAFR | 65.00 | +6.56 | +4.00 |
| SGL | 28.75 | +6.48 | +1.75 |
| CFCI | 20.75 | +6.41 | +1.25 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: East African Portland Cement Company (PORT), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), Marshalls (E.A) Ltd (MASH) and Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| ADSS | 3.00 | -7.69 | -0.25 |
| PORT | 38.25 | -6.71 | -2.75 |
| HAFR | 1.20 | -4.00 | -0.05 |
| MASH | 13.10 | -1.87 | -0.25 |
| BBK | 13.70 | -1.79 | -0.25 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and East African Breweries Limited (EABL).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| EQTY | 9,729,600 | 49.46 |
| SCOM | 4,063,100 | 20.65 |
| KCB | 2,270,500 | 11.54 |
| HAFR | 540,700 | 2.75 |
| EABL | 390,500 | 1.98 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.73 points to close at 147.04, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 21.28 points to close at 3992.58.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 147.04 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3992.58 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 188.52 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 188.07 |
News Summary
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- U.S. ends all scientific testing on chimpanzees
- Atlas to acquire Ethiopian firm
- Tuskys to go public in four years’ time
- Tax reduction boosts demand for sorghum
- Chase Bank, DHL emerge top firms
- Uchumi property sale plan hits rough patch
- Kenya Power halts bill payment at Posta
- KQ seeks over Sh2bn in Nairobi prime plot sale
- Atlas Development acquires Ethiopian bottlemaker
- Tight liquidity now raises fixed deposit rates for small lenders
- Tough test for Kenya Golf Union on amateur competition prizes
- Shutting door to new banks not a solution
- Swahili factor in colonial Kenya and the search for civilisation
- Barclays Q3 earnings hit by market volatility