Stock index edges up in mixed trading

Accra, April 5, GNA - The main index of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) edged up slightly in mixed trading on Wednesday that saw an appreciable number of shares changing hands.

GSE All-Share Index, the main stock index, gained 0.14 points at 4,767.48 points from 4,767.34 points. Change for the year to date also improved to -0.03 per cent.

Volume of shares traded jumped to 641,800 from 155,300 on Tuesday with Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) selling 600,500 shares. On the broader market there were three gainers, all positive. CAL Bank (CAL) gained two cedis at 1,935 cedis, Enterprise Insurance Company also made two cedis at 6,875 while Aluworks was one cedi better at 6,121 cedis.

Market capitalisation moved up to 91,944.48 billion cedis from 91,944.07 billion cedis on Tuesday.

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

ABL 1,150 AGA 300,000

ALW 6,121 +1

BAT 3,047 BOPP 5,500

CAL 1,935 +2

CFAO 399 CLYD 1,000 CMLT 1,700 CPC 600

EIC 6,875 +2

FML 15,800 GCB 6,200 GGBL 8,565 GWEB 550 HFC 6,000 MLC 2,500 MOGL 54,000 PAF 800 PBC 2,800 PZ 6,501 SCB 130,000 SPL 570 SPPC 390 SG-SSB 7,000 SWL 290 TBL 27,000 UNIL 15,400