The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) witnessed positive market performance as key indices posted gains.
The GSE Financial Stock Index advanced by 3.67 points, closing at 2,813.64 points, with a Year-to-Date (YTD) return of 18.18%. Similarly, the GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) climbed 24.11 points to settle at 5,647.03 points, pushing its YTD return to 15.52%.
The overall market capitalization surged by GHS 269.63 million, reaching GHS 127.67 billion.
However, trading activity saw a significant dip, with the total volume of shares traded plummeting 89.32% to 1,240,149 shares. Despite the decline in volume, the total trade value amounted to GHS 9,564,918.55.
In the gainers’ category, Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) led the market, appreciating by GH¢0.06 to close at GH¢26.31. Conversely, GLD recorded a decline of GH¢10.22, settling at GH¢428.68.
Among the most actively traded equities, MTN Ghana (MTNGH) dominated with 846,784 shares exchanged at a total value of GHS 2,464,275.11. Other top traded stocks included CAL Bank (CAL), Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), GLD, and BOPP, in that order.
