GSE slumps in another poor performance

Accra, March 4, GNA - The main benchmark of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) slumped in trading on Friday in another poor performance as the bourse reels under bearish sentiments.

The GSE All-Share Index closed down by 56.57 points to 6,680.64 points from 6,737.21 points.


Change for the year was also poorer at -1.73 per cent from - 0.90 per cent on Wednesday.


There were two price changes, both negative.


Aluworks Limited continued its dismal performance with a 250-cedi loss at 6,000 cedis and Produce Buying Company (PBC) also closed lower by 300 cedis at 3,300 cedis.


Shares traded closed slightly lower at 1,262,400 shares from 1.460 million shares with PBC selling one million shares. Market capitalisation closed lower at 97,293.98 billion cedis.


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

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


ALW 6,000 -250


BAT 4,500 BOPP 7,500 CAL 3,400 CFAO 255 CLYD 1,300 CMLT 1,290 CPC 1,000 EIC 8,000 FML 18,000 GBL 1,600 GCB 13,010 GGL 12,500 HFC 9,500 MGL 275 MLC 3,000 MOGL 39,010 PAF 800


PBC 3,300 -300


PZ 5,400 SCB 165,000 SPL 750 SPPC 390 SG-SSB 27,000 SWL 290 TBL 31,000 UNIL 20,000