East African Portland Cement Company Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines

East African Portland Cement Company (PORT) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 10% to close at KES 44.00 which was a KES 4.00 gain in share price.

Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 8% to close at KES 2.30 which was a KES 0.20 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 4,641,300 shares which was 40.36% of all shares traded in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: Express Kenya Limited (XPRS), National Bank Of Kenya Ltd (NBK), Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) and Unga Group Limited (UNGA).

The losers

The other top losers of the day were: CFC Stanbic Kenya Holdings Limited (CFC), Uchumi Supermarket Limited (UCHM), Standard Chartered Bank Kenya Ltd (SCBK) and Housing Finance Group Limited (HFCK).

Most Traded Shares

The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC).

Indices

The NSE All Share Index shed 2.72 points to close at 142.93, while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 50.16 points to close at 3994.56.

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