Uchumi Supermarket Limited Top Gainer as Car & General (Kenya) Ltd Declines

Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 6.99% to close at KES 9.95 which was a KES 0.65 gain in share price.

Car & General (Kenya) Ltd (C&G) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.71% to close at KES 39.50 which was a KES 4.25 drop in share price.

Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 3,225,700 shares which was 25.79% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: CIC Insurance Group Limited (CIC), TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC) and East African Breweries Limited (EABL).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: East African Portland Cement Company (PORT), Express Kenya Limited (XPRS), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) and Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Safaricom Limited (SCOM), The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP) and ARM Cement Limited (ARM).

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