Benchmark index sees marginal drop to close at 3,503 points; points 11.93% YTD returns on Thursday
The benchmark index of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE-Composite Index) closed at 3,503.76 points with a YTD return of 11.93%, after losing 0.58 points on the day.
The GSE Financial Stocks Index similarly fell to 2,043.44 points, with a YTD return of 7.46%.
CAL, the sole price mover of the day, shed-off GH¢0.01 to close at the day at GH¢0.38.
Hence, total market capitalization fell to GH¢78,305.10 billion.
The total value of trades for this session was GH¢3,413,622.19 (up 175.46%) from the exchange of eighteen (18) different stocks, as total volume traded was 1,682,091 (up 359.31%).
There were outstanding offers for ACCESS, FML, GGBL and SOGEGH at GH¢4.80, GH¢3.20, GH¢4.44 and GH¢1.57
respectively.