Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Top Gainer as Jubilee Holdings Limited Declines
Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 3.33% to close at KES 4.65 which was a KES 0.15 gain in share price.
Jubilee Holdings Limited (JUB) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.27% to close at KES 450.00 which was a KES 46.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 6,515,400 shares which was 35.62% of all shares traded in the market.
Equity turnover increased by 39.1% to end at USD 5.2m (KES 544.7m). Foreign investors led trading at 74.4% of market activity and remained net buyers (83.3% buying). Safaricom, BAT Kenya and Equity Bank recorded high net foreign inflows while KCB Bank, Co-op Bank and ARM Cement registered high net foreign outflows
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) and Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| OCH | 4.65 | +3.33 | +0.15 |
| NBK | 16.95 | +2.73 | +0.45 |
| FIRE | 3.95 | +2.60 | +0.10 |
| PORT | 50.00 | +2.56 | +1.25 |
| UCHM | 10.20 | +2.00 | +0.20 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: I&M Holdings Ltd (I&M), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| JUB | 450.00 | -9.27 | -46.00 |
| I&M | 96.00 | -4.95 | -5.00 |
| CFCI | 20.50 | -4.65 | -1.00 |
| SCAN | 26.00 | -3.70 | -1.00 |
| CIC | 6.70 | -3.60 | -0.25 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 6,515,400 | 35.62 |
| KNRE | 3,441,300 | 18.81 |
| EQTY | 2,221,300 | 12.14 |
| KCB | 2,218,900 | 12.13 |
| KEGN | 546,200 | 2.99 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 1.48 points to close at 140.92, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 49.86 points to close at 3991.49.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 140.92 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3991.49 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 185.11 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 184.72 |
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