This archive report was first published on 3 August 2020.
On Monday, August 3, 2020, the Nairobi Securities Exchange witnessed a turnover of Ksh 991.31 million in 1,165 deals, with a total of 39.68 million shares traded.
The top mover of the day was Safaricom, with a turnover of Ksh 832.98 million.
The benchmark NSE 20 Share Index, which is at levels last seen in 2003, shed off 6.43 points to close at a multi-year low of 1797.67, marking a 30% decline over the last 12 months.
Safaricom, which saw a 93.7% foreign investor participation, closed the day with a 4.26% share price depreciation, trading at an average of Ksh 26.85 per share.
Equity Group moved 2.26 million shares valued at Ksh 73.37 million in 96 deals, while Equity stock was trading at an average of Ksh 32.40 per share, closing the day with a 0.46% share price depreciation.
Other notable movers included KCB Group, Absa, I&M Holdings, Co-operative Bank, Nation Media Group, WPP ScanGroup, Bamburi Cement, KPLC, and KenGen.
Top gainer of the day was Nairobi Business Ventures, with an 8.33% share price appreciation, closing at Ksh 0.65 per share.
East African Cables closed the day with a 5.51% share price depreciation at Ksh 2.23 per share.
