Nairobi Securities Exchange(NSE) recorded an Equity Turnover of KSh 487,556, 873.00 when trading ended this Monday on a volume of 10.3 Million.
This data shows a 61.5% improvement compared to a turnover of KSh 301,850,020 and a volume of 24,287,400 shares traded when trading ended at the bourse on Friday last week.
The number of deals stood at 1,193 this Monday compared to 1,113 on Friday last week, with the Nairobi bourse Market Capitalization increasing to KSh 2,851.186 Billion from KSh 2,823.397 Billion previously.
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The benchmark NSE All-Share Index climbed 1.78 points to close at 182.96, while the NSE 20 Share Index was up 12.16 points to close at 1973.23. The NSE 25 Share Index rose 25.28 points to close at 3975.42.
Activity in the Secondary Bonds Market was down to a turnover of KSh 1.4 Billion in 52 deals, from KSh 3.4 Billion in 74 deals when trading ended on Friday last week.
The Derivatives Market had 44 contracts worth KSh 1,774,055.00.
The top price gainer was Liberty Kenya, which rose 10% to KSh 9.24, followed by Car&General, which gained 9.52% to KSh 34.50.
Housing Finance rose 7.53% to KSh 4.00, TPS Eastern Africa(Serena) gained 6.43% to KSh 14.90, while the NSE share price was up 4.26% to KSh 8.82.
The worst performer was Uchumi which lost 8.00% to KSh 0.23; Nairobi Business Ventures, which declined 7.09% to KSh 5.50, Eveready which lost 5.00% to KSh 0.95, Kapchorua Tea Kenya, which fell 3.24% to 82.25 and Trans-Century, which shed 2.96% to close at KSh 1.31.
Safaricom was the day’s main feature with a volume of 5.82 Million valued at KSh 253Million, changing hands at between KSh 43.00 and KSh 44.25; this represented 52.02% of the day’s traded value. Other big movers were KCB( 1.09 Million), EABL(801,700), Kenya Re-insurance(475,400) and KPLC( 356,500).
Safaricom closed this Monday, August 16, 2021, at KSh43.60, recording a 1.4% gain and a new high over its previous closing price of KSh 43.00.
The counter began 2021 with a share price of KSh 34.25 and has since gained 27.3% on that price valuation, ranking it seventh on the NSE in terms of year-to-date performance.
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