Uchumi Supermarket Limited Top Gainer as Sameer Africa Limited Declines

Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.38% to close at KES 8.75 which was a KES 0.75 gain in share price.

Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.95% to close at KES 4.05 which was a KES 0.35 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 29,194,600 shares which was 55.00% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG), National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK) and Safaricom Limited (SCOM).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN), East African Cables Limited (CABL), Eaagads Limited (EGAD) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and KenolKobil Limited (KENO).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 2.67 points to close at 140.18 while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 20.84 points to close at 4101.67

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