Stock index continues to climb, but market dull

Accra, Aug. 4, GNA - The GSE-All Share Index, the key stock gauge of the Accra bourse, rose 10.31 points on Monday in a dull market that saw only 34,300 shares changing hands. The market registered a high level of 2,061,900 in traded shares on Friday.

In the broader market, there were three price changes. Produce Buying Company (PBC) gained 45 cedis to close at 700 cedis, Ghana Commercial Bank was up 22 cedis at 7,225 cedis and SSB Bank went up one cedi to close at 7,401 cedis.


Market capitalization was up at 9,338.81 billion cedis from 9,313.51 billion cedis at the last close. Change in the year now stands at 67.86 per cent.


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


ABL 460


AGC 28,650


ALW 4,000

BAT 1,924


CFAO 74


CPC 630


EIC 6,100


FML 2,917


GBL 552

GCB 7,225 +22


GGL 3,600


HFC 2,650


MGL 258


MLC 600


MOGL 24,000

PAF 750


PBC 700 +45


PZ 2,253


SCB 55,000


SPPC 390


SSB 7,401 +1

SWL 285


TBL 6,000


UNIL 7,605


CMLT 460