Aluworks loss forces Accra bourse down

Accra, Feb. 4, GNA - Another significant loss by Aluworks on Friday pushed the Accra bourse down by 15 points in quiet trading. The Ghana Stock Exchange All-Share Index, the main market indicator, ended trading at 6,847.22 points, the third successive loss in the week, while change for the year was down at 0.72 per cent. Aluworks lost another 1,000 cedis at 8,000 cedis but Benso Oil Palm Plantation gained 21 cedis at 6,705 cedis.

Traded shares were down at 345,600 shares from Wednesday's 487,500. Market capitalisation closed lower at 97,747.55 billion cedis from 97,788.50 billion cedis on Wednesday.

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

ABL 1,480 AGA 300,000 AADs 3,000

ALW 8,000 -1,000

BAT 5,500

BOPP 6,705 +21

CAL 3,400 CFAO 246 CLYD 1,330 CMLT 970 CPC 1,000 EIC 8,000 FML 20,000 GBL 1,600 GCB 12,220 GGL 12,700 HFC 9,900 MGL 275 MLC 3,100 MOGL 39,010 PAF 800 PBC 3,600 PZ 5,000 SCB 170,000 SPL 750 SPPC 390 SG-SSB 27,000 SWL 290 TBL 31,000 UNIL 22,000