NSE’s best and worst 2019 stocks revealed

Stockbrokers at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. FILE PHOTO | NMG

Loss-making tyre distributor Sameer Africa #ticker:FIRE emerged as the best stock in 2019 at the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE) with Kenya Airways #ticker:KQ ranked as the worst in a year when the bourse is in line to make a 16.6 percent return.

Sameer Africa’s share has gained 81 percent since the start of the year and closed trading at Sh3.35 Thursday, meaning an investor who invested Sh1 million in the stock on January 2 has gained Sh810, 000.

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