Market turnover at the Nairobi Securities Exchange today increased by 266% to KSh 553.5 million in comparison to Friday’s turnover of KSh 151.1 million. A total of 22.3 million shares were traded in 1,238 deals.
Top mover of the day was Safaricom with 9.15 million shares traded in 218 deals valued at KSh 266.34 million. Safaricom was trading between Ksh. 28.90 and Ksh. 30.20 closing 1.85% lower than Friday at Ksh. 29.10
Kenya Re-Insurance saw 4.37 million shares traded, valued at KSh 9.61 million. Kenya Re-Insurance closed at KSh 2.20. Equity Group moved 4.08 million shares closing the day at KSh 32.90. KCB Group moved 1.67 million shares valued at KSh 57.88 million. KCB stock closed the day with a 1.14% share price depreciation closing at KSh 34.65.
KPLC saw a turnover of KSh 1.4 million in 50 deals. KPLC closed the day with a 3.13% share price appreciation closing at KSh 1.98. Energy sector counterpart Kengen moved 143,000 shares each valued at KSh 5.38. Total Kenya saw an end of day share price appreciation of 6.6% to close at KSh 25.05.
Top gainers of the day were Liberty Kenya(8.21%), Trans-Century(8.11%), Flame Tree Group(7.91%), Total Kenya(6.60%), and WPP ScanGroup(5.42%). Trans-Century moved shares worth KSh 283,524 while Flame Tree made a turnover of KSh 92,842. WPP ScanGroup moved shares worth KSh 1.06 million in 19 deals.
Top loser of the day was TPS Eastern Africa with an end of day share price depreciation of 9.62%. Other losers of the day were BOC Kenya(6.09%), Centum Investment(3.78%), East African Breweries(3.23%) and Standard Group(2.48%). Centum Investment moved shares worth KSh 6.45 million in 30 deals closing at KSh 24.15. EABL moved shares worth KSh 67.21 million, closing at KSh 157 per share.
The NSE All-share index declined 1.58 points to close at 137.99. The NSE 20 gained 3.16 points to close at 1949.12 while the NSE 25 shed off 25.96 points to close at 3193.30
