Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd Top Gainer as Sasini Ltd Declines
Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 66.00 which was a KES 6.00 gain in share price.
Sasini Ltd (SASN) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.98% to close at KES 15.20 which was a KES 1.50 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 6,122,700 shares which was 36.14% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Umeme Limited (UMME), Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH) and Nairobi Securities Exchange Limited (NSE).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| PAFR | 66.00 | +10.00 | +6.00 |
| UMME | 17.50 | +9.38 | +1.50 |
| KNRE | 20.00 | +8.70 | +1.60 |
| OCH | 4.55 | +7.06 | +0.30 |
| NSE | 22.25 | +5.95 | +1.25 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) and East African Cables Limited (CABL).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| SASN | 15.20 | -8.98 | -1.50 |
| EQTY | 45.00 | -5.76 | -2.75 |
| BAT | 755.00 | -5.03 | -40.00 |
| FIRE | 4.05 | -4.71 | -0.20 |
| CABL | 11.50 | -3.77 | -0.45 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC) and Kenya Airways Limited (KQ).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 6,122,700 | 36.14 |
| BBK | 2,317,300 | 13.68 |
| KCB | 1,589,200 | 9.38 |
| CFC | 1,310,700 | 7.74 |
| KQ | 849,400 | 5.01 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index closed at 148.28, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 8.32 points to close at 4248.95.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 148.68 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4248.95 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 195.48 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 195.29 |
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