Closing Bell: Unga Group Limited Top Gainer as Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Declines

Unga Group Limited Top Gainer as Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd Declines

Unga Group Limited (UNGA) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 7.14% to close at KES 37.50 which was a KES 2.50 gain in share price.

Kapchorua Tea Company Ltd (KAPC) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 9.7% to close at KES 121.00 which was a KES 13.00 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 9,287,300 shares which was 37.98% of all shares traded in the market.

Market turnover increased by 2.8% to USD 8.5m (KES 865.3m). Foreign investors continued to dominate trading to emerge net buyers for the fifth consecutive session (86.2% of total buying and 43.3% of total selling).

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN), HF Group (HFCK), East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) and Kenya Reinsurance Corporation Ltd (KNRE).

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
UNGA 37.50 +7.14 +2.50
KEGN 6.45 +6.61 +0.40
HFCK 20.25 +6.58 +1.25
PORT 53.00 +6.00 +3.00
KNRE 20.75 +5.33 +1.05

 

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: Eaagads Limited (EGAD), TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE), WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and Nation Media Group Limited (NMG).

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
KAPC 121.00 -9.70 -13.00
EGAD 22.00 -8.33 -2.00
TPSE 22.75 -8.08 -2.00
SCAN 26.00 -2.80 -0.75
NMG 176.00 -2.22 -4.00

 

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB), Barclays Bank Kenya Ltd (BBK) and East African Breweries Limited (EABL).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
SCOM 9,287,300 37.98
EQTY 4,471,700 18.29
KCB 3,298,700 13.49
BBK 2,437,800 9.97
EABL 933,300 3.82

 

 

Indices

The NSE All Share Index gained 2.30 points to close at 141.95, while the NSE 20 Share Index also gained 23.79 points to close at 3805.15

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 141.95
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 3805.15
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 178.31
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 179.15

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