Sameer Africa Limited Top Gainer as Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd 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.
Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.81% to close at KES 193.00 which was a KES 21.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 2,914,300 shares which was 28.73% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Housing Finance Company Limited (HFCK), East African Portland Cement Company (PORT), Total Kenya Ltd (TOTL) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| FIRE | 4.40 | +8.64 | +0.35 |
| HFCK | 22.00 | +8.64 | +1.75 |
| PORT | 54.00 | +8.00 | +4.00 |
| TOTL | 20.50 | +7.89 | +1.50 |
| KEGN | 8.50 | +7.59 | +0.60 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Standard Group Limited (SGL), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| KAPC | 193.00 | -9.81 | -21.00 |
| SGL | 34.50 | -9.21 | -3.50 |
| BAT | 756.00 | -7.35 | -60.00 |
| SCAN | 31.25 | -6.02 | -2.00 |
| TPSE | 30.00 | -4.76 | -1.50 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 2,914,300 | 28.73 |
| EQTY | 2,144,600 | 21.14 |
| KCB | 1,630,100 | 16.07 |
| PAFR | 582,900 | 5.75 |
| MSC | 281,300 | 2.77 |
Indices
Both the NSE All Share Index and NSE 20 Share Index remained constant and closed at 142.80 and 4176.59 respectively.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 142.80 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4176.59 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 185.57 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 185.00 |
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