This archive report was first published on 26 July 2021.
On Monday, July 26th, 2021, the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) witnessed a significant decline in equity turnover, plummeting by 76.5% to KSh 79.8 million compared to the previous Friday's KSh 340.8 million.
Despite the sharp decline in turnover, the number of deals increased to 1,161, up from 1,044 the previous week.
The number of shares traded also declined by 56% to 3.9 million, down from 9.5 million shares traded on Friday.
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The NSE All Share Index (NASI) rose by 0.47 points to close at 179.45, while the NSE 20 Share Index increased by 0.33 points to close at 1982.24. The NSE 25 Share Index also rose by 16.29 points to close at 3911.79.
Car & General led the top price gainers with a 10% increase to KSh 35.20, followed by Umeme, which gained 6.56% to close at KSh 6.50, and Jubilee, which appreciated by 3.92% to KSh 384.50.
Jubilee Holdings made dividend payments to shareholders on Monday, July 26th, 2021, lifting activity on its counter.
Sanlam Kenya, Uchumi, TPS Eastern Africa Serena, Stanlib Fahari Income-REIT, and NSE were among the worst-performing stocks, with declines ranging from 2.90% to 8.19%.
The Secondary Bonds Market recorded a turnover of KSh 5.4 billion from 46 deals, while the Derivatives Market had 21 single futures contracts valued at KSh 211,950.
Safaricom led the day's prime movers with a volume of 754,600, followed by KPLC, KenGen, Kenya Re-Insurance, and Nairobi Business Ventures.
