Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited Top Gainer as Nation Media Group Limited Declines

Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited (NSE) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.41% to close at KES 29.00 which was a KES 2.25 gain in share price.

Nation Media Group Limited (NMG) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 6.78% to close at KES 165.00 which was a KES 12.00 drop in share price.

Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,467,800 shares which was 32.80% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) and CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD), East African Breweries Limited (EABL) and National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Safaricom Limited (SCOM), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and KenolKobil Limited (KENO).

News Summary

• EABL Dividend Payment
• Equity Bank,KPLC & Barclays Bank Dividend Payment Date
• Standard Chartered Bank of Kenya Book Closure and Bonus Issue
• Eveready East Africa 49th AGM
• KCB says open to consolidation, no comment on Chase Bank
• KenGen outlines new 40-month plan to lower electricity costs by 47pc
• Kenyan firms shine at World Travel Awards
• Bankers face bleak future as job cuts, high loan costs fuel alarming rise in defaults
• NSE 20 Share Index Falls as KES strengthens to an 8-Month Record
• CMA punishes NBK for breach of profit alert rules
• Detectives to question Deloitte, CBK officials on bank fraud
• Equity denies role in Munga’s Sh150m share deal dispute
• Old Mutual to buy further 40pc stake in TRLC
• Mauritian firm freezes plans to add stake in Kwale sugar miller