Accra, Feb. 3, GNA - The Accra bourse continued to appreciate on Tuesday despite volumes traded staying on the low side. The GSE All-Share Index, the main market gauge, climbed by 40.38 points to 3,838.44 points. Change for the year was also better at 8.02 per cent from 6.88 per cent.
There were eight price changes, seven up one down.
Unilever led the way with a 480-cedi gain at 15,500 cedis. Ghana Commercial Bank and Produce Buying Company both earned 100 cedis each at 9,200 cedis and 1,700 cedis respectively.
British American Tobacco was 60 cedis better at 6,160 cedis; Cocoa Products Company gained seven cedis at 665 cedis, Guinness Ghana Limited gained five cedis at 6,855 cedis and Mechanical Lloyd inched up by one cedi at 752 cedis.
The only loser was Ghana Breweries Limited, which closed 10 cedis lower at 1,450 cedis.
Total Shares traded closed lower at 123,300 shares from higher 298,800 on Friday. Market capitalisation was better at 13,336.64 billion cedis from 13,234.68 billion cedis.
The following are the last prices of listed equities in cedis:
ABL 552 AGC 28,650 ALW 4,000
BAT 6,160 +60
CFAO 75 CMLT 550
CPC 665 +7
EIC 10,600 FML 4,400 GBL 1,450 -10
GCB 9,200 +100
GGL 6,855 +5
HFC 4,500 MGL 275
MLC 752 +1
MOGL 35,010 PAF 740
PBC 1,700 +100
PZ 2,750 SCB 67,020 SPPC 390 SSB 19,000 SWL 288 TBL 10,100
UNIL 15,500 +480
