National Bank Of Kenya Ltd Top Gainer as B.O.C Kenya Ltd Declines

National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.38% to close at KES 21.00 which was a KES 1.80 gain in share price.

B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 10% to close at KES 117.00 which was a KES 13.00 drop in share price.

Kenya Airways Limited (KQ) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 10,550,500 shares which was 35.70% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Sasini Ltd (SASN), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) and Kenya Airways Limited (KQ).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: East African Portland Cement Company (PORT), Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ), Unga Group Limited (UNGA) and British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT).

Most Traded Shares

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

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 1.29 points to close at 152.09 while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 0.71 points to close at 4496.23.

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