Market Report;
The Benchmark NSE 20 Share Index on Tuesday’s Trading session fell by 14.46 points to stand at 3494.03 points, levels last seen on 13th April 2012 as seen in the chart below.
- •The Banking Sector had 4.8M shares traded and represented 17.30% of the day’s traded volume.
- •Commercial & Services Commercial & Services Sector moved 672,000 shares, which accounted for 2.42% of the day’s traded volume with Kenya Airways closing fifteen cents lower to Kes.3.90 on a volume of 371,000 shares.
- •The Energy & Petroleum Sector had 815,000 shares traded and represented 2.94% of the day’s traded volume. KenolKobil unchanged at Kes.10.45 moved 591,000 while Kenya Power & Lighting moved 154,000 shares and closed at Kes.8.55.
- •The Insurance Sector moved 1.1M shares, which accounted for 4.16% of the day’s traded volume. Britam Holdings down 1.53% to Kes.12.85 moved 328,000 shares.
- •Safaricom recorded an all-time high of Kes.19.20 before easing back to close the day at Kes.18.85 with 19.3M shares realized. This is after announcing a Special Dividend of Kes.0.68.
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The Bond Market
- •BONDS The Bond market registered improved activity with bonds worth Kes.2.2bn transacted compared to Kes.666M transacted the previous session.
