Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd Top Gainer as Longhorn Publishers Limited Declines
Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.76% to close at KES 4.50 which was a KES 0.40 gain in share price.
Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.65% to close at KES 5.15 which was a KES 0.55 drop in share price.
Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 24,365,900 shares which was 61.59% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover increased by 167.0% to USD 14.6m (KES 1.5bn). ocal investors dominated trading, recording 68.4% participation with active trading on both the buy and sell sides after eight days of subdued activity.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd (DTK), Sasini Ltd (SASN) and Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| OCH | 4.50 | +9.76 | +0.40 |
| FIRE | 3.95 | +9.72 | +0.35 |
| DTK | 199.00 | +7.57 | +14.00 |
| SASN | 22.00 | +7.32 | +1.50 |
| FTGH | 7.50 | +7.14 | +0.50 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: TransCentury Limited (TCL), Express Kenya Limited (XPRS), Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) and East African Cables Limited (CABL).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| LKL | 5.15 | -9.65 | -0.55 |
| TCL | 7.90 | -9.20 | -0.80 |
| XPRS | 4.50 | -7.22 | -0.35 |
| UCHM | 7.55 | -5.63 | -0.45 |
| CABL | 9.00 | -4.76 | -0.45 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN) and Diamond Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd (DTK).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| KCB | 24,365,900 | 61.59 |
| SCOM | 4,810,600 | 12.16 |
| EQTY | 4,284,300 | 10.83 |
| KEGN | 1,254,200 | 3.17 |
| DTK | 783,600 | 1.98 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.66 points to close at 137.13, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 5.05 points to close at 3752.45.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 137.13 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3752.45 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 172.06 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 172.79 |
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