Weekly Market Report 4th-8th May

The NSE All Share Index was down 1% and the NSE 20 Share Index retreated 0.4%. Equity turnover soared 118.7% due to improved volumes traded on most large caps.

Up 35.3%, Crown Berger was the leading gainer riding on its 2:1 bonus issue announcement.
Transcentury topped the losers list touching an all-time low of KES 13.80. Declining for the second week in a row, National Bank was down 6.8%. Housing Finance shed 3% following the books closure for divided.

For the second week in a row, Safaricom was the leading mover and had the highest net outflows. The telecom shed 2% despite posting impressive FY15 results. KCB retreated 3.2%with investors not impressed by 2015 1Q performance. Touching an all-year low of KES 45.50, Equity Bank was the worst performing top mover.

WEEKLY SUMMARY TABLES

Top 5 Gainers
Company                  Price                   %Change
Crown Berger             138.00                        35.30
Britam                           24.75                         12.50
Standard Group           39.00                        11.40
Eaagads                         36.00                         9.10
Uchumi                          10.75                         6.40

Top 5 Losers
Company                    Price                      %Change
Trans-Century             14.05                         -10.80
Flame Tree                    8.40                           -10.60
Unga Group                  44.00                          -10.20
StanChart                   320.00                           -7.00
National Bank              20.50                            -6.80

Top 5 Movers
Company                  Price                          % Change
Safaricom                    17.05                                -2.00
KCB                              60.50                               -3.20
Liberty Insurance      23.00                                22.00
Equity Bank                46.50                                -5.60
EABL                          321.00                                0.00

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