Scangroup Limited (SCAN) was the top gainer at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE). The counter registered a gain of 6% to close the day at KES 39.75. This was a KES 2.25 gain in share price.
British American Tobacco Kenya was the worst performing share registering a drop of 8.28% to close the day at KES 720.00 which was a KES 65.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share in the exchange today. It traded 11,518,000 shares which was 56.41% of all traded shares.
The winners
The other top gainers were Olympia Capital Holdings (OCH), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB) and NIC Bank. Each closed the day at KES 5.25, 5.05, 60.00 and 52.00 respectively.
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| SCAN | 39.75 | +6.00 | +2.25 |
| OCH | 5.25 | +5.00 | +0.25 |
| FIRE | 5.05 | +4.12 | +0.20 |
| KCB | 60.00 | +2.56 | +1.50 |
| NIC | 52.00 | +1.96 | +1.00 |
The losers
The other losers at the NSE were: Flame Tree Group Holdings, Kakuzi Limited, Kenya Orchards and Sasini Limited. Each closed the day at KES 8.20, 280.00, 100.00 and 15.30 respectively.
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| BAT | 720.00 | -8.28 | -65.00 |
| FTGH | 8.20 | -7.87 | -0.70 |
| KUKZ | 280.00 | -6.67 | -20.00 |
| ORCH | 100.00 | -4.76 | -5.00 |
| SASN | 15.30 | -4.08 | -0.65
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Most traded shares
Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Mumias Sugar Company (MSC), Kenya Commercial Bank (KCB), Equity Bank (EQTY) and Umeme (UMME).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 11,518,000 | 56.41 |
| MSC | 2,358,300 | 11.60 |
| KCB | 1,613,700 | 7.90 |
| EQTY | 861,800 | 4.20 |
| UMME | 500,700 | 2.50 |
Indices
The NSE All-Share Index closed the day at 164.22 while the NSE 20 Share Index continued to decline to the close the day at 4773.79.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 164.22 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4773.79 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 219.94 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 219.77 |