This archive report was first published on 20 December 2021.
The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) experienced a decline in turnover on December 20, 2021, with a 24.9% drop to KSh 523.1 million from the previous session's KSh 697.0 million.
Additionally, the volume of shares traded decreased by 10.9% to 13 million from the previous session's 14.6 million.
Williamson Tea Kenya led the day's top price gainers, rising by 9.9% to KSh 138.50, followed by HF Group, which increased by 5.9% to KSh 3.96, Kenya Re-Insurance Corporation, which rose by 4.5% to KSh 2.32, and KenGen, which gained 3.4% to KSh 4.27.
Worst Performers and Prime Movers ¶
The worst performers included Eaagads, which declined by 5.5% to KSh 12.85, East African Cables, which decreased by 5.5% to KSh 1.21, Crown Paints, which dropped by 3.2% to KSh 30.50, and Nairobi Business Ventures, which declined by 2.2% to KSh 6.34.
Prime movers were led by Safaricom, with 9.5 million shares traded, followed by Equity Group, with 1.8 million shares, Kenya Power, with 403,800 shares, and KCB Group, with 170,100 shares.
The Nairobi All Share Index (NASI) rose by 0.3% to 164.09, while the NSE 20 Share Index increased by 0.6% to 1865.84, and the NSE 25 Share Index rose by 0.3% to 3637.6.
The Secondary Bonds market saw a turnover of KSh 1.3 billion, down from the previous KSh 1.8 billion, with a total of 61 deals, up from the previous 51.
