Accra (Greater Accra), 13th May ?99 ?
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) All-Share index inched up on Wednesday on the strength of a huge gain by Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) after weeks of decline.
The market, which was very active, saw SCB, the only gainer, making a 300 cedis gain in mid-week trading to push the index up by 3.02 points at 821.19. It closed trading at 818.17 on Monday. There was no loser.
Market capitalisation was higher at 3,324.27 billion cedis, from the 3,319.52 billion cedis recorded on Monday.
Volume of shares that changed hands almost doubled from 659,500 to 1,176,200, with Guinness Ghana Limited (GGL) selling 1,128,000 shares out of the 1,129,000 shares it posted.
Offers were also higher at 3,208,090, compared to the 2,878,350 shares posted on Monday, while bids closed trading at 2,005,600, up from 1,179,500 shares.
The following are the last prices of listed equities in cedis:
ABL 650
AGC 18,700ALW 2,800
BAT 380
CFAO 50
EIC 2,000
FML 1,250
GBL 1,900
GCB 1,000
GGL 910
HFC 750
MGL 225
MLC 215
MOGL 16,800
PAF 345
PZ 850
SCB 24,300 +300
SPPC 244
SSB 1,650
UNIL 1,750
UTC-E 125
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