WPP ScanGroup Emerges Day’s Top Gainer

Kenyan Stock Market

NSE 20 shed off 25.24 points to close at 4,084.36 while NASI index lost 0.26 points respectively to close at 143.42. WPP ScanGroup gained 6.36 percent closing today’s session at KES 29.25 to emerge as the day’s top gainer. Kapchorua Tea emerged the top loser, declining by 8.08 percent to close the day at KES 182.00.

The volume of shares traded dropped 46.92 percent to close at 13.72mn. Total turnover also went down 39.32 percent to close at KES 448.63mn. E.A. Breweries was the largest mover of the day with a turnover of KES 154.96mn representing 34.54 percent of the total market turnover.

Foreign buys stood at 66.24 percent of total turnover, while foreign sales stood at 66.27 percent of total turnover. Foreigner were net buyers and sellers of Diamond Trust Bank shares. Foreigners sold KCB shares at a high of KES 46.00 and a low of KES 43.50.

EAC Markets

Uganda: The USE ALSI and USE LSI lost 0.25 percent and 0.94 percent respectively to close at 1,905.54 and 354.56. A total of 573,354 shares were traded today. Total turnover came to a close of UGX 310.42mn, an increase from the previous turnover.

Rwanda: The USE RSI and RSE ALSI dropped 0.41 percent and 0.07 percent respectively to close at 185.19 and 135.37. Total turnover came in at RWF 439,900 with 1,600 shares traded.

Tanzania: The DSEI and DSE TSI declined 1.01 percent and 0.02 percent respectively to close at 2,487.57 and 4,623.23. Afrika Barrick Gold declined 2.28 percent to close at TZS 8,130.00 emerging as top loser. Total volumes were recorded at 450,041 shares. Total turnover closed at TZS 227.90mn. ‘

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