Standard Group Limited Top Gainer as Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited Declines
Standard Group Limited (SGL) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8% to close at KES 27.00 which was a KES 2.00 gain in share price.
Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.54% to close at KES 15.00 which was a KES 1.40 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 10,656,800 shares which was 55.96% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover increased by 54.9% to USD 4.8m (KES 493.2m). Foreign investors dominated trading after subdued activity yesterday, recording 74.3% participation to emerge net sellers (65.8% of total buying and 82.7% of total selling) mainly on account of active selling of E.A. Breweries, Safaricom and KCB Bank respectively. Local investors emerged net buyers.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), Pan Africa Insurance Company Ltd (PAFR), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| SGL | 27.00 | +8.00 | +2.00 |
| KEGN | 6.50 | +5.69 | +0.35 |
| PAFR | 52.50 | +5.00 | +2.50 |
| FIRE | 3.70 | +4.23 | +0.15 |
| MSC | 1.65 | +3.12 | +0.05 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD), Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC), East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) and WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| CFCI | 15.00 | -8.54 | -1.40 |
| EVRD | 2.80 | -6.67 | -0.20 |
| KAPC | 98.00 | -5.77 | -6.00 |
| PORT | 50.00 | -5.66 | -3.00 |
| SCAN | 26.00 | -4.59 | -1.25 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 10,656,800 | 55.96 |
| KCB | 3,850,800 | 20.22 |
| HAFR | 989,900 | 5.20 |
| EQTY | 783,600 | 4.12 |
| MSC | 398,100 | 2.09 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 0.07 points to close at 140.24, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 4.82 points to close at 3789.59.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 140.24 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3789.59 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 178.85 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 178.78 |
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