TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) Top Gainer as WPP Scangroup Limited Declines

TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 6.98% to close at KES 23.00 which was a KES 1.50 gain in share price.

WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8.74% to close at KES 23.50 which was a KES 2.25 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 11,777,600 shares which was 55.50% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Sasini Ltd (SASN), B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) and Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL) and Standard Group Limited (SGL).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: ARM Cement Limited (ARM), KenolKobil Limited (KENO), British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT) and Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB).

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