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 |
News Summary
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