Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Top Gainer as Uchumi Supermarket Limited Declines
Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.2% to close at KES 4.75 which was a KES 0.40 gain in share price.
Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.96% to close at KES 9.15 which was a KES 0.90 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 13,960,300 shares which was 54.00% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Sasini Ltd (SASN), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH) and Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| OCH | 4.75 | +9.20 | +0.40 |
| SASN | 16.45 | +6.13 | +0.95 |
| FIRE | 4.20 | +5.00 | +0.20 |
| FTGH | 7.25 | +3.57 | +0.25 |
| LKL | 6.40 | +3.23 | +0.20 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI), Eaagads Limited (EGAD), B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC) and ARM Cement Limited (ARM).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| UCHM | 9.15 | -8.96 | -0.90 |
| CFCI | 20.00 | -6.98 | -1.50 |
| EGAD | 28.00 | -6.67 | -2.00 |
| BOC | 115.00 | -6.50 | -8.00 |
| ARM | 41.00 | -5.75 | -2.50 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 13,960,300 | 54.00 |
| EQTY | 4,004,500 | 15.49 |
| KCB | 2,630,200 | 10.17 |
| COOP | 842,500 | 3.26 |
| KPLC | 589,700 | 2.28 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 3.34 points to close at 143.16 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 43.40 points to close at 4109.60.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 146.50 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4153.00 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 191.03 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 190.52 |
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