Accra bourse continues upward surge

Accra, April 30, GNA - The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) -All share index went up by 36.48 points to 6,543.95 points to bring the change for the year to date to 84.16 per cent during Friday's trading. Traded volumes were lower at 243,300 shares compared to Wednesday's figure of 317,500 shares.

Market Capitalisation went up to 95,645.73 billion cedis from 3,293.08 million issued shares compared to the 95,552.32 billion cedis from the same number of shares recorded during Wednesday's trading. On the broader market, there were nine positive price changes. Trust Bank Limited (TBL) led the pack with a 1,000 cedis gain to close at 25,000 cedis; Guinness Ghana Limited (GGL) went up by 200 cedis at 11,200 cedis.


Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) and British America Tobacco (BAT) went up by 100 cedis each to end trading at 17,600 cedis and 7,700 cedis, respectively.


Home finance Company (HFC) made 90 cedis to close 9,700 cedis; Mobil Oil Ghana Limited (MOGL) was up by 50 cedis at 40,050 cedis while Mechanical Lloyd Company (MLC) gained 45 cedis at 3,100 cedis. Cocoa Processing Company (CPC) and Unilever (UNIL) made six cedis at 1,487 cedis and five cedis at 20,055 cedis, respectively.


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


ABL 654


AGA 300,000

AADs 3,000


ALW 12,500


BAT 7,700 +100


CFAO 90


CMLT 670


CPC 1,487 +6

EIC 17,300


FML 6,500


GBL 1,700


GCB 17,600 +100


GGL 11,200 +200


HFC 9,700 +90

MGL 275


MLC 3,100 +45


MOGL 40,050 +50


PAF 750


PBC 3,920


PZ 3,200

SCB 88,850


SPPC 390


SG-SSB 29,600


SWL 290


TBL 25,000 +1,000


UNIL 20,055 +5