Closing Bell:Unga Group Limited Top Gainer as Standard Group Declines.

Unga Group Limited (UNGA) was the top gainer at the NSE. It gained 8.57% to close the day at KES 47.50 which was a KES 3.75 gain in share price.

Standard Group Limited (SGL) was the top loser with a drop of 8.90% to close the day at KES 33.25 which was a KES 3.25 drop in share price.

Safaricom Limited was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 21,378,500 shares which was 77.1% of all traded shares in the market.

The winners

The other top gainers of the day were: National Bank of Kenya (NBK), Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Scangroup Limited (SCAN) and Eveready East Africa (EVRD). Each closed at KES 21.25, 21.50, 39.00 and 4.25 respectively.

The losers

The other losers of the day were: Express Kenya (XPRS), Kenya Airways (KQ), Liberty Kenya Holdings Limited (CFCI) and Athi River Mining (ARM). Each closed the day at KES 5.50, 6.50, 23.25 and 67.00 respectively.

Most Traded Shares

Safaricom Limited (SCOM), Mumias Sugar (MSC), Equity Bank Limited (EQTY), Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) and Co-operative Bank of Kenya (COOP)

Indices

The NSE All-Share Index shed 0.17 points to close at 162.36 while the NSE 20 Share Index shed 16.02 points to close at 4745.42. Both indices shed points for the second day in a row. The poor performance of NSE 20 share index can be attributed to effects of controversial capital gains tax and departure of foreign investors.