Williamson Tea Kenya Limited Top Gainer as British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd Declines
Williamson Tea Kenya Limited (WTK) was the top gainer of the day. It gained 9.82% to close at KES 369.00 which was a KES 33.00 gain in share price.
British-American Investments Company (Kenya) Ltd (BRIT) was the top loser of the day. It had a loss of 6.16% to close at KES 16.00 which was a KES 1.05 drop in share price.
Safaricom Limited (SCOM) was the most traded share at the NSE. It traded 3,426,800 shares which was 29.03% of all shares traded in the market.
The winners
The other top gainers of the day were: Housing Finance Group Limited (HFCK), Flame Tree Group Holdings Limited (FTGH), Home Afrika Ltd (HAFR) and TransCentury Limited (TCL).
| GAINERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| WTK | 369.00 | +9.82 | +33.00 |
| HFCK | 23.25 | +6.90 | +1.50 |
| FTGH | 7.60 | +6.29 | +0.45 |
| HAFR | 1.80 | +5.88 | +0.10 |
| TCL | 13.50 | +5.47 | +0.70 |
The losers
The other top losers of the day were: Crown Paints Kenya Limited (BERG), I&M Holdings Ltd (I&M), Atlas Development and Support Services Ltd (ADSS) and TPS Eastern Africa Limited (Serena Hotels) (TPSE).
| LOSERS | PRICE(KSH) | CHANGE(%) | PRICE CHANGE (KSH) |
| BRIT | 16.00 | -6.16 | -1.05 |
| BERG | 57.00 | -4.20 | -2.50 |
| I&M | 105.00 | -3.67 | -4.00 |
| ADSS | 4.00 | -3.61 | -0.15 |
| TPSE | 28.25 | -2.59 | -0.75 |
Most Traded Shares
The other most traded shares of the day were: Equity Group Holdings Limited (EQTY), Mumias Sugar Company Ltd (MSC), Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd (KCB) and The Co-operative Bank of Kenya Ltd (COOP).
| MOVERS | VOLUME | % OF SHARES ALL TRADED |
| SCOM | 3,426,800 | 29.03 |
| EQTY | 2,567,800 | 21.75 |
| MSC | 2,105,000 | 17.83 |
| KCB | 1,530,800 | 12.97 |
| COOP | 319,500 | 2.71 |
Indices
The NSE All Share Index gained 0.78 points to close at 148.30, while the NSE 20 Share Index gained 15.28 points to close at 4222.55
| INDICES | |
| NSE ALL SHARE INDEX | 148.30 |
| NSE 20 SHARE INDEX | 4222.55 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 15 Index | 196.66 |
| FTSE NSE Kenya 25 Index | 196.55 |
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