Sameer Africa Limited Top Gainer as Housing Finance Company Limited Declines

Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.64% to close at KES 4.40 which was a KES 0.35 gain in share price.

Housing Finance Company Limited (HFCK) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.05% to close at KES 20.00 which was a KES 1.75 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 12,516,000 shares which was 41.89% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM), Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC) and Bamburi Cement Limited (BAMB).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), KenolKobil Limited (KENO), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 1.92 points to close at 137.51 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 90.52 points to close at 4080.83.

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