Safaricom value jumps ahead of next top 5 NSE firms Safaricom’s capital gain in the midst of a general price decline at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) has pushed its capitalisation ahead of the five next largest companies in the bourse. Safaricom is currently valued at…

Sameer Africa Limited Top Gainer as Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited Declines Sameer Africa Limited (FIRE) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.86% to close at KES 3.90 which was a KES 0.35 gain in share price. Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH) was the top loser…

Electricity leakages and theft cost Kenya Power Sh17bn in sales Kenya Power is losing Sh17.5 billion annually through electricity thefts and leakages from an ageing transmission network, translating to lost earnings to shareholders of the listed utility. Kenya Power managing director Ben Chumo on Thursday said the firm had channeled…

NBK net income more than doubles The National Bank of Kenya has announced a more than double growth in net earnings for the nine months to September to Sh2.3 billion from Sh1 billion the same period last year. The group’s total interest income of rose to Sh9.75 billion…

Crown Paints’ Sh400m Kisumu plant set for January launch Crown Paints will open a Sh400 million plant in Kisumu in January to cut costs and capture a larger share of the growing real estate market in the western region. The company is seeking to increase its…

WPP Scangroup Limited Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines WPP Scangroup Limited (SCAN) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.91% to close at KES 27.50 which was a KES 2.25 gain in share price. Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the…

Home Afrika Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 3.85% to close at KES 1.35 which was a KES 0.05 gain in share price. Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) was the…

Express Kenya Limited Top Gainer as Kenya Power & Lighting Co. Ltd Declines Express Kenya Limited (XPRS) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 8.97% to close at KES 4.25 which was a KES 0.35 gain in share price. Kenya Power & Lighting Co.

Car & General (Kenya) Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines Car & General (Kenya) Ltd (C&G) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.38% to close at KES 43.75 which was a KES 3.75 gain in share price. Atlas Development and Support Services…

Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd Top Gainer as Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd Declines Kenya Electricity Generating (Kengen) Company Ltd (KEGN) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 12.05% to close at KES 9.30 which was a KES 1.00 gain in share price. Atlas Development and…