Stock index inches up in quiet trading

Accra, May 4, GNA - The main index of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) went up slightly in quiet trading on Wednesday. GSE All-Share Index, the main stock index, gained 0.25 points at 4,780.66 points from 4,780.41 points.

Change for the year to date went up to 0.24 per cent. Volume of shares traded came down to 19,300 from 38,200. On the broader market there were two gainers, both positive. Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) made two cedis at 6,307 cedis while Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited also gained two cedis at 8,572 cedis. Market capitalisation moved up to 92,429.24 billion cedis from 92,428.59 billion cedis.


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


ABL 1,150 AGA 300,000 ALW 6,500 BAT 3,000 BOPP 5,500 CAL 1,942 CFAO 399 CLYD 1,000 CMLT 1,700 CPC 600 EIC 7,201 FML 15,902

GCB 6,307 +2


GGBL 8,572 +2


GWEB 550 HFC 6,000 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