Uchumi Supermarket Limited Top Gainer as Sasini Ltd Declines
Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 6.76% to close at KES 7.90 which was a KES 0.50 gain in share price.
Sasini Ltd (SASN) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 7.4% to close at KES 18.15 which was a KES 1.45 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 11,745,700 shares which was 51.87% of all shares traded in the market.
Market turnover declined by 17.7% to USD 7.0m (KES 712.4m). Foreign investors continued to dominate trading to emerge net buyers for the sixth consecutive session (83.6% of total buying and 64.1% of total selling).
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and East African Breweries Limited (EABL).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| UCHM | 7.90 | +6.76 | +0.50 |
| BOC | 101.00 | +6.32 | +6.00 |
| LKL | 5.20 | +6.12 | +0.30 |
| HAFR | 2.00 | +5.26 | +0.10 |
| EABL | 280.00 | +3.70 | +10.00 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Limuru Tea Company Limited (LIMT), National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) and Umeme Limited (UMME).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| SASN | 18.15 | -7.40 | -1.45 |
| LIMT | 756.00 | -5.50 | -44.00 |
| NBK | 15.60 | -5.45 | -0.90 |
| ADSS | 1.75 | -2.78 | -0.05 |
| UMME | 20.00 | -2.44 | -0.50 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: ARM Cement Limited (ARM), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK) and Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 11,745,700 | 51.87 |
| ARM | 2,231,800 | 9.86 |
| KCB | 2,196,400 | 9.70 |
| BBK | 1,124,000 | 4.96 |
| KEGN | 1,076,100 | 4.75 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index shed 1.03 points to close at 140.92, while the NSE 20 Share Index als0 shed 19.42 points to close at 3785.73.
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 140.92 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 3785.73 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 177.89 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 178.59 |
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