Uchumi Supermarket Limited Top Gainer as Kakuzi Limited Declines
Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.88% to close at KES 9.45 which was a KES 0.85 gain in share price.
Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.36% to close at KES 310.00 which was a KES 32.00 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,530,700 shares which was 36.65% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: British American Tobacco Kenya Limited (BAT), East African Cables Limited (CABL), B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC) and WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| UCHM | 9.45 | +9.88 | +0.85 |
| BAT | 750.00 | +8.54 | +59.00 |
| CABL | 13.00 | +7.00 | +0.85 |
| BOC | 125.00 | +6.84 | +8.00 |
| SCAN | 35.00 | +6.06 | +2.00 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Sasini Ltd (SASN), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS), Olympia Capital Holdings Ltd (OCH) and Express Kenya Limited (XPRS).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| KUKZ | 310.00 | -9.36 | -32.00 |
| SASN | 15.00 | -9.09 | -1.50 |
| ADSS | 5.50 | -8.33 | -0.50 |
| OCH | 4.00 | -6.98 | -0.30 |
| XPRS | 4.05 | -5.81 | -0.25 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd (KPLC), Centum Investment Company (ICDCI) Ltd (ICDC), CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 4,530,700 | 36.65 |
| KPLC | 1,899,700 | 15.37 |
| ICDC | 1,759,000 | 14.23 |
| CFC | 1,063,000 | 8.60 |
| KEGN | 363,000 | 2.94 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 2.45 points to close at 144.95 while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 26.23 points to close at 4153.31.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 144.95 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4153.31 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 187.08 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 186.61 |
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