Uchumi Supermarket Limited Top Gainer as British American Tobacco Kenya Limited Declines

Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.83% to close at KES 9.50 which was a KES 0.85 gain in share price.

British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 10% to close at KES 675.00 which was a KES 75.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 10,765,300 shares which was 61.50% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: NIC Bank Ltd (NIC), East African Cables Limited (CABL), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) and Express Kenya Limited (XPRS).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS), Total Kenya Ltd (TOTL), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and Kenya Airways Limited (KQ).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 0.91 points to close at 144.04, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 18.90 points to close at 4134.41

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