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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