Market index picks up in see-saw trade

Accra, Jan. 17, GNA - The Accra bourse picked up on the strength of gain by Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) as the bourse continues to experience see-saw trading since the beginning of the year. GGBL gained 26 cedis to end the day at 7,781 cedis.

The GSE All-Share Index went up by 1.62 points at 4,707.12 points. Change in the year-to-date was better at -1.30 per cent. Shares traded were still low at 51,000 from 26,600 on Monday. Market capitalisation was better at 91,693.40 billion cedis from 91,689.12 billion cedis on Monday.


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


ABL 1,200 AGA 300,000 AADs 3,000 ALW 5,500 BAT 3,050 BOPP 5,500 CAL 1,690 CFAO 400 CLYD 1,000 CMLT 1,700 CPC 600 EIC 6,857 FML 15,800 GCB 6,200

GGBL 7,781 +26


GWEB 550 HFC 6,000 MLC 2,500 MOGL 38,000 PAF 800 PBC 3,000 PZ 6,500 SCB 130,000 SPL 570 SPPC 390 SG-SSB 7,000 SWL 290 TBL 27,000 UNIL 15,400