Standard Group Limited Top Gainer as Longhorn Publishers Limited Declines
Standard Group Limited (SGL) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.8% to close at KES 34.00 which was a KES 2.75 gain in share price.
Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 14.29% to close at KES 6.00 which was a KES 1.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 7,073,800 shares which was 39.83% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT), Carbacid Investments Limited (CARB) and East African Cables Limited (CABL).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| SGL | 34.00 | +8.80 | +2.75 |
| MSC | 2.00 | +8.11 | +0.15 |
| BAT | 800.00 | +6.67 | +50.00 |
| CARB | 15.00 | +5.26 | +0.75 |
| CABL | 11.70 | +4.46 | +0.50 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH), B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC), Bamburi Cement Limited (BAMB) and Housing Finance Group Limited (HFCK).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| LKL | 6.00 | -14.29 | -1.00 |
| FTGH | 7.00 | -7.89 | -0.60 |
| BOC | 115.00 | -6.50 | -8.00 |
| BAMB | 165.00 | -5.71 | -10.00 |
| HFCK | 22.25 | -3.26 | -0.75 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE), British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT) and KenolKobil Limited (KENO).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 7,073,800 | 39.83 |
| EQTY | 2,827,900 | 15.92 |
| KNRE | 2,336,200 | 13.15 |
| BAT | 1,400,000 | 7.88 |
| KENO | 449,300 | 2.53 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.02 points to close at 148.32 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 1.45 points to close at 4221.10.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 148.32 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4221.10 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 196.66 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 196.67 |
News Summary
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- Longhorn full-year profit down 34 pc
- Lenders want bigger share of infrastructure financing deals
- EABL drops Tracey Barnes as finance director
- KQ gets relief as Guinea, Sierra Leone skies reopen
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- Kirubi hits target with buyout of 29.9pc Centum Investment stock
- EABL finance director Tracey Barnes resigns
- Centum’s energy company seeks 70MW plant operator
- Closure looms for several manufacturers over tax licences
- KCB: Why we’re going into housing development