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Accra Bourse closes higher

Mon, 12 Jan 2004 Source: GNA

Accra, Jan. 12, GNA - The Ghana Stock market finished higher on Monday, propelled by soaring prices for financial stocks to reverse Friday's loss.

The benchmark GSE-All Share Index was up 6.3 points at 3,613.95 points from 3,607.65 points at the previous close with the change year to date at 1.70 per cent.

Total shares traded fell to 385,000 from 500,200 shares recorded on Friday.

There were six positive price changes.

British American Tobacco was up at 5,600 cedis, Enterprise Insurance rose 100 cedis at 10,600 cedis and Ghana Commercial Bank went up five cedis at 8,620 cedis.

Trust Bank Limited gained 250 cedis at 10,000 cedis, Standard Chartered Bank rose four cedis at 67,005 cedis and Home Finance Company was richer one cedi at 4,051 cedis.

Market capitalisation now stands at 12,769.67 billion cedis from 12,753.76 billion cedis on Friday.

The following are the last prices of listed equities in cedis:

ABL 552

AGC 28,650

ALW 4,000

BAT 5,600 +100 CFAO 75 CMLT 550 CPC 630

EIC 10,600 +100

FML 3,800 GBL 1,460 GCB 8,620 +5 GGL 5,670 HFC 4,051 +1 MGL 275 MLC 701

MOGL 35,005

PAF 740 PBC 1,300 PZ 2,700

SCB 67,005 +4

SPPC 390 SSB 20,000 SWL 288 TBL 10,000 +250 UNIL 14,058

Source: GNA