This archive report was first published on 18 August 2020.
On August 18, 2020, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) witnessed a decline in its share indices. The NSE 20 Share index closed the day at 1,729.46, a 0.52% drop from the previous day's 1,738.43.
The NSE 25 Share index lost 6.36 points to 2,971, while the NSE All-Share Index (NASI) lost 0.89 points to 130.51 from Monday's 131.40.
Turnover at the NSE stood at KSh 347.3 Million at the close of trading, comprising 17.44 Million shares transacted in 943 deals. This is compared to a turnover of KSh 266 Million realised in Monday's trading session.
Safaricom maintained its dominance of NSE activity, moving a total of 5.92 Million shares. It was followed by KCB (2.98 Million), Coop Bank (2.81 Million), KPLC (2.26 Million), and KenGen (1.45 Million).
Standard Group emerged as the top gainer, with its share price appreciating 9.85% to KSh 22.30. Other notable gainers included Sasini, Kenya Re, UMME, and Home Africa.
Bank of Kigali was the biggest loser, with its share price declining 5.94% to KSh 15.05. Other losing stocks included Flame Tree Group, WPP ScanGroup, Centum, and Bamburi Cement.
