Sasini Ltd Top Gainer as Limuru Tea Company Limited Declines
Sasini Ltd (SASN) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.29% to close at KES 20.00 which was a KES 1.70 gain in share price.
Limuru Tea Company Limited (LIMT) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.92% to close at KES 681.00 which was a KES 75.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 9,178,500 shares which was 37.47% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover increased by 5.8% to USD 7.4m (KES 753.7m). Foreign investors dominated trading to emerge net buyers (84.7% of total buying and 71.2% of total selling), a trend that has persisted in the past six trading sessions. Equity Bank recorded the highest net foreign inflows while Safaricom recorded the highest net foreign outflows.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Eaagads Limited (EGAD), ARM Cement Limited (ARM), National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| SASN | 20.00 | +9.29 | +1.70 |
| EGAD | 24.00 | +9.09 | +2.00 |
| ARM | 33.50 | +8.06 | +2.50 |
| NBK | 16.95 | +7.28 | +1.15 |
| EVRD | 3.00 | +7.14 | +0.20 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK), Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) and Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| LIMT | 681.00 | -9.92 | -75.00 |
| WTK | 182.00 | -9.00 | -18.00 |
| KAPC | 115.00 | -7.26 | -9.00 |
| LKL | 5.00 | -4.76 | -0.25 |
| OCH | 4.00 | -3.61 | -0.15 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC) and CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 9,178,500 | 37.47 |
| KCB | 7,289,900 | 29.76 |
| EQTY | 3,693,400 | 15.08 |
| CIC | 932,300 | 3.81 |
| CFC | 516,100 | 2.11 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.46 points to close at 141.38, while the NSE 20 Share Index also gained 47.34 points to close at 3833.07.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 141.38 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3833.07 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 178.94 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 179.54 |
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