The Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) opened the year 2015 on a strong footing, with a total of 14M shares valued at Ksh475M traded, against Ksh1.2BN on 38M shares posted at close of year 2014.
The benchmark NSE 20 Share Index was up 4.78 points to stand at 5117.43, whereas the broader All-Share Index (NASI) edged up 0.35 points to stand at 163.24. The agricultural sector accounted for 0.01% of the day’s traded volume, where Kakuzi was unchanged at KSh180.00 for the 5,000 shares moved.
The Banking Sector had 1.4M shares traded and represented 0.30% of the day’s traded volume. KCB saw 651,000 shares changing hands at between Ksh56.00 and Ksh58.00. Co-operative Bank declined to Ksh19.50 on a volume of 391,000 shares, down from Ksh20.00 posted the previous session. Equity Bank moved 215,000 shares and closed at Ksh50.50.
The Energy & Petroleum Sector moved 1.9M shares, which accounted for 0.40% of the day’s traded volume. KenolKobil actively moved 1.8M shares and closed at Ksh8.60. The Insurance sector represented 0.14% of the day’s traded volume. British American Investments unchanged at Ksh29.75 moved 153,000 shares. CIC Insurance Group up 4.2% to Ksh10.00 moved 389,000 shares.
Manufacturing & Allied Sector moved 1.4M shares, which represented 0.30% of the day’s traded volume. EA Breweries closed six shillings lower to Ksh302.00 on a volume of 804,000 shares. Mumias Sugar moved 604,000 shares and closed at a fairly stable price of Kes.1.95.
In telecommunication & technology, Safaricom moved 8.6M shares and closed at an improved price of Ksh14.15, accounting for 1.82% of the day’s traded volume. In the Growth Enterprise Market Segment (GEMS), Home Afrika Ltd moved 128,000 shares at Ks4.15,
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