GSE Index in marginal gain

Accra, Feb. 16, GNA - The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark of the Accra bourse slightly inched up 0.43 points to close the week trading on Friday.

The index, which closed on Thursday at 5,030.91 points, went up 5,032.25 points, buoyed by price gains from Aluworks Ghana limited and Ecobank Ghana Limited.

Three price changes were recorded, two positive and one negative Aluworks, the highest gainer went up 30 cedis to close at 7,380 cedis with Ecobank gaining six cedis to close at 13,616 cedis. Ghana Commercial Bank, the only loser, went down one cedi to close at 6,199 cedis.

Traded volumes fell to 9,200 shares from 21,500 shares recorded on Thursday.

Change for the year stood at 0.50 per cent. Market capitalization was up marginally at 112,647.69 billion cedis from 112,645.64 billion cedis.

The following are the prices of equities in cedis:

ABL 1,150 AGA 300,000

ALW 7,380 +30

AYRTN 976 BAT 3,300 BOPP 5,500 CAL 2,100 CFAO 350 CLYD 800 CMLT 1,700 CPC 538

EBG 13,616 +6

EIC 8,852 ETI 11,350 FML 18,200 GCB 6,199 -1 GGBL 9,020 GWEB 550 HFC 5,400 MLC 2,100 PKL 800 PBC 2,600 PZ 7,100 SCB 166,000 SPL 550 SPPC 225 SG-SSB 6,011 SWL 265 TBL 13,250 TOTAL 54,100 TRANSOL 1,155 UNIL 15,000 AADS 3,250