Closing Bell: Umeme Limited Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines

Umeme Limited Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines

Umeme Limited (UMME) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 7.43% to close at KES 18.80 which was a KES 1.30 gain in share price.

Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 18.6% to close at KES 1.75 which was a KES 0.40 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,234,300 shares which was 34.90% of all shares traded in the market.

Turnover decreased by 54.0% to close at USD 3.6m (KES 368.7m).  Foreign investor participation reduced to 63.9% compared to 81.2% in the previous session. Foreign trading was widely seen in blocks on BAT Kenya, Safaricom and CfC Stanbic Bank.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE), Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG), Housing Finance Group Limited (HFCK) and Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD).

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
UMME 18.80 +7.43 +1.30
FIRE 3.65 +4.29 +0.15
BERG 61.00 +4.27 +2.50
HFCK 22.00 +3.53 +0.75
EVRD 3.00 +3.45 +0.10

 

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: B.O.C Kenya Ltd (BOC), Longhorn Publishers Limited (LKL), Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM) and Standard Group Limited (SGL).

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
ADSS 1.75 -18.60 -0.40
BOC 95.00 -9.52 -10.00
LKL 4.30 -8.51 -0.40
UCHM 7.30 -7.59 -0.60
SGL 29.50 -6.35 -2.00

 

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE), Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC) and Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
SCOM 4,234,300 34.90
KNRE 3,247,000 26.76
KEGN 1,211,800 9.99
MSC 645,500 5.32
EQTY 472,900 3.90

 

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 0.01 points to close at 143.48, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 38.01 points to close at 3978.17.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 143.48
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 3978.17
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 184.64
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 183.81

 

 

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