Closing Bell: Unga Rises To Take Lead As Top Gainer While Kakuzi Declines

Unga Group Limited continues to perform well in the market as it rises to the top of the gainers list. It ended the day at KES 50.00 having gained 9.89% (KES 4.50) in its share price.

Kakuzi Limited took the lead as being the worst performer in the exchange. The counter registered a drop of 8.8% to end the day at KES 259.00. This is a KES 25.00 loss per share.

 

The winners:

The other top gainers were: British American Investments (BRIT), Umeme (UMME), Eveready East Africa Limited (EVRD) and Total Kenya Limited (TOTL). Each closed at KES 22.50, 19.00, 4.65 and 24.75 respectively.

GAINERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
UNGA 50.00 +9.89 +4.50
BRIT 22.50 +9.76 +2.00
UMME 19.00 +8.88 +1.55
EVRD 4.65 +8.14 +0.35
TOTL 24.75 +6.45 +1.50

 

 The losers:

The counters that shed the most value were: Kakuzi Limited (KUKZ), Transcentury Limited (TCL), Standard Group Limited (SGL), Kapchorua Tea Company Limited (KAPC) and Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH). They ended the day at KES 259.00, 16.00, 35.00, 125.00 and 9.50 respectively.

LOSERS PRICE(KSH) CHANGE(%) PRICE CHANGE (KSH)
KUKZ 259.00 -8.8 -25.00
TCL 16.00 -7.25 -1.25
SGL 35.00 -6.04 -2.25
KAPC 125.00 -3.85 -5.00
FTGH 9.50 -3.06 -0.30

 

Most shares traded:

Safaricom consisted of nearly half of all the shares traded on the market today. it traded 49.8% of all shares traded. Other top shares traded were Equity Bank Limited (EQTY), British American Investments (BRIT), Mumias Sugar Company Limited (MSC) and I&M Bank (I&M).

MOVERS VOLUME % OF SHARES ALL TRADED
SCOM 14,060,100 49.8
EQTY 5,707,300 20.2
BRIT 2,320,800 8.2
MSC 1,162,000 4.1
I&M 1,002,000 3.5

 

Indices

Both the NSE All-Share Index and the NSE 20 Share Index appreciated today. They rose by 0.97 (0.57%) and 34.30 (0.68%) respectively.

INDICES
NSE ALL SHARE INDEX 172.55
NSE 20 SHARE INDEX 5,061.09
FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index 229.51
FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index 229.67
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