This archive report was first published on 18 June 2020.
On Wednesday, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) recorded a decline in traded shares value, with the total value of traded shares dipping to KSh 414 Million.
This represents a 12% decrease from the previous day's trading value of KSh 473 Million.
Safaricom led the market activity, with 5.4 Million shares worth KSh 168 Million changing hands at between KSh 30.65 and KSh 31.00, closing the day at KSh 30.95 and accounting for 40.53% of the day's traded value.
Car & General led the gainers with a 9.93% share price appreciation, closing at KSh 22.70 per share, followed by Home Afrika, Olympia Capital, and Sameer Africa.
On the losing side, Britam was the biggest loser, with a 9.56% end-of-day price depreciation, closing at KSh 8.70 per share, followed by Williamson Tea, Kenya Power, and Diamond Trust Bank.
The benchmark NSE All-Share Index [NASI] gained 0.16 points to close at 144.90, while the NSE 20 Share Index dropped 21.19 points to close at 2004.36, and the NSE 25 Share Index gained 13.09 points to close at 3340.23.
