Ailing Uchumi Top Gainer of the Day at the NSE

The top gainer at the bourse today was Uchumi Supermarket which gained 7.27 percent at the price of 2.95 shillings per share followed by Kenya Airways which gained 6.02 percent at the price of 4.40 shillings per share. See the table below:

Eveready East Africa which was the top gainer on Thursday was the top loser of the day with 7.14 percent at the price of 1.95 shillings per share followed by Olympia Capital Holdings with a loss of 7.14 percent at the price 2.60 shillings per share. See the table below:

The table below shows the most traded in shares of the day led by Safaricom Ltd which posted a volume of 9.03 million and a market capital of 693.13 billion:

Currencies

Kenyan Shilling Performance

• Against the US Dollar, the Kenyan Shilling strengthened 0.95% year-to-date.
• Against the Sterling Pound, the Kenyan Shilling strengthened 11.25% year- to-date.
• Against the Euro the Kenyan Shilling weakened 0.71% year-to-date. 

Kenyan Stock Market.

• Market turnover at the bourse recorded 74.0% decrease to 298.60 MN (USD 2.95 MN) from yesterday’s trading.
• NSE 20 index and NASI index dropped 0.36% and 0.33% respectively to close at 3,596.98 and 138.30.
• Foreign investors assumed a net selling position by accounting for 80.1% of total market sales and 65.6 % of total market purchases.

EAC Markets

• Rwanda: The RSE RSI and RSE ALSI remained constant to close at 142.18 and 130.03.
• Uganda: The USE ALSI and USE LSI lost 0.06% and 1.32% respectively to close at 1,663.39 and 385.55.