Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines
Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.89% to close at KES 4.90 which was a KES 0.40 gain in share price.
Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 6.38% to close at KES 2.20 which was a KES 0.15 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 8,538,300 shares which was 23.23% of all shares traded in the market.
Turnover increased by 58.8% to settle at USD 7.8m (KES 800.2m). The NSE, Kenya RE and Equity Bank marked large net foreign inflows while KCB Bank, Safaricom and NIC Bank marked large net foreign outflows. Total net foreign inflows stood at USD 0.5m (KES 48.1m). Foreign investor activity dominated activity at 84.3% compared to a participation rate of 59.5% in the previous session.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM), Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE), Umeme Limited (UMME) and Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| OCH | 4.90 | +8.89 | +0.40 |
| UCHM | 9.70 | +7.18 | +0.65 |
| KNRE | 21.25 | +7.05 | +1.40 |
| UMME | 17.00 | +6.25 | +1.00 |
| PAFR | 65.00 | +4.00 | +2.50 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN), National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK) and CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| ADSS | 2.20 | -6.38 | -0.15 |
| CIC | 6.15 | -5.38 | -0.35 |
| SCAN | 24.00 | -4.95 | -1.25 |
| NBK | 15.00 | -4.46 | -0.70 |
| CFC | 86.00 | -4.44 | -4.00 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited (NSE).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 8,538,300 | 23.23 |
| BBK | 8,399,000 | 22.85 |
| KCB | 4,934,900 | 13.43 |
| SCAN | 3,890,200 | 10.59 |
| NSE | 1,814,000 | 4.94 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.95 points to close at 138.96, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 21.05 points to close at 3909.27.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 138.01 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3930.32 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 180.57 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 180.04 |
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