Thousands of residents in the United States of America took to the streets to protest against the election of Donald J Trump as the 45th President of the United States of America.
The stock market around the globe remained stable with the Wall street responding positively after the elections of Mr. Trump though economic analysts say that there is doom lingering in the near future. The stock market in Mexico is still in shock after it was brought down lower in years following the elections of Donald J Trump who had threatened to build a wall between the tow countries.
Back home, the Central Bank of Kenya has promised investors that it will help in shielding the shilling against any attack from the dollar following the election of Mr. Trump but confirmed that the shilling is still stable and that it has not been affected by the elections.
At the Nairobi Security Exchange, Express emerged as the top gainer of the day. The company gained 8.33 percent at the price of 3.25 shillings per share followed by Olympia Capital with a gain of 8.20 percent at the price of 3.30 shillings per share.
Kenya Re-insurance came in third with 6.98 percent at the price of 23.00 shillings per share. Crown Berger and Kenya Commercial Bank gained 6.82 and 5.26 percent respectively at the price of 47.00 and 30.00 shillings per share respectively.
The image below shows how the top gainers fared on:
Trans-Century was the top loser of the day. The company lost 7.14 percent at the price of 6.50 shillings per share.
Eveready (East Africa) which was among the top gainers on Wednesday and Carbacid Investments lost 2.04 and 1.95 percent respectively at the price of 2.40 and 15.10 shillings per share respectively.
Kenya Electricity Generating Company and Unga Limited closed the top five losers of the day on Thursday with 1.79 and 1.45 percent respectively at the price of 5.50 and 34.15 shillings per share respectively.
The image below shows how the top losers of the day fared on:
The table below shows the most traded in shares at the NSE on Monday:
