Co-operative Bank and Equity Group Among Top Gainers Today

Co-operative Bank was the top gainer of the day at the NSE. The lender gained 10.00 percent at the price of 11.00 shillings per share tied at the same position with Eveready East Africa with a gain of 10.00 percent at the price of 2.20 shillings per share.

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The image below shows how the top gainers fared on:

Analyzing the top gainer of the day: Co-operative Bank

Co-operative Bank had a volume of 3.73 million, a total turnover of 41.05 million and its 52-week range stands at 9.75-23.00.

Umeme was the top loser of the day with 9.34 percent at the price of 16.50 shillings per share followed by Standard Group with a loss of 8.00 percent at the price 23.00 shillings per share.

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The image below shows how the top losers of the day fared on:

Analyzing the top loser of the day at the NSE: Umeme:

Umeme had a volume of 100 and a total turnover of 1,650.00 while its 52-week range stands at 15.00-24.00

The table below shows the most traded in shares of the day led by Kenya Commercial Bank which posted a volume of 24.46 million and a market capital of 81.25 billion:

The bourse in Focus for Tuesday

Dismal performance continued to dominate the market on Tuesday’s trading session. The bourse was characterized by varied drifts on the indices and waning trading levels as depicted by the value of transactions. The NSE-20 share index declined marginally by 0.22% to close at 3116.82 points while the NSE All Share Index closed on the red, waning by 0.13% to perch at 133.32 points. Equity turnover and market capitalization followed suit, as the former decreased significantly by 6.36% to close at KES 1.812 billion and the latter tumbled by 0.13% to close at KES 1,919.90 billion. The A/D ratio strengthened to 0.86x from 0.57x.

Kenya Re Ltd (NSE KNRE) announced their HY16 results recording a 4.1% y-o-y growth in Profit after Tax (PAT) to KES 1.57Bn with an EPS of KES 3.7. Net earned premiums increased 13.9% y-o-y to KES 6.72Bn, following a 14.4% y-o-y increase in gross written premiums (GWP) to KES 7.09Bn despite a 23.2% increase in reinsurance premium ceded to KES 377.38Mn. Total income increased by 19.2% y-o-y to KES 8.22Bn as income across all segments improved.

On the other hand, total expenses increased by 25.9% y-o-y to KES 6.01Bn. This was attributed to a 30.8% y-o-y increase in net insurance benefits and claims to KES 3.55Bn, an 18.5% y-o-y increase in cedant acquisition costs to KES 1.91Bn and a 23% y-o-y rise in other expenses to KES 557.76Bn. Going forward, Kenya RE is seeking to increase its premium income through its subsidiary in Lusaka Zambia that will cater for southern Africa markets as well as through