GSE Index inches up in slow trading

Accra, May 16, GNA - The main index of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) went up slightly on Wednesday with a little help from Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL).

The GSE All-Share Index, the main stock measure, gained 1.42 points at 4,768.68 points from 4,767.26 points. Change for the year was better at -0.01 per cent.

Shares traded were lower at 149,700 from 227,000 on Monday. On the broader market there were three positive price changes. Aluworks gained another 15 cedis at 6,570 cedis, Ghana Commercial Bank inched up by one cedi at 6,312 cedi and GGBL rose by 18 cedis at 8,720 cedis.

Market capitalisation was better at 92,398.57 billion cedis from 92,394.81 billion cedis.

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

ABL 1,150 AGA 300,000 ALW 6,570 +15 BAT 3,000 BOPP 5,500 CAL 1,942 CFAO 399 CLYD 1,000 CMLT 1,700 CPC 600 EIC 7,252 FML 15,902

GCB 6,312 +1

GGBL 8,720 +18

GWEB 550 HFC 5,400 MLC 2,500 MOGL 54,000 PAF 800 PBC 2,800 PZ 6,510 SCB 130,000 SPL 550 SPPC 390 SG-SSB 7,000 SWL 290 TBL 27,000 UNIL 15,400