GSE-CI declines by 37.36 points to close at 3,135 points; returns 28.29% YTD
The benchmark index (GSE-Composite Index) of the Ghana Stock Exchange retrogressed by 37.63 points to close at 3,135.30 points, returning 28.29% YTD.
The Financial Stocks Index rose by 20.87 points to close at 1,935.07 points, posting a YTD loss of -5.73%.
EGH’s price continued to be on the rise with a GH¢0.47 climb to close at GH¢5.20.
Conversely, CAL and MTNGH shed-off GH¢0.05 and GH¢0.04 to close at GH¢0.47 and GH¢1.40 respectively.
This brought market capitalization to GH¢73.84 billion.
In all, 1,191,457 shares were traded, valued at GH¢ 2,517,246.05 on a trading day that saw fifteen (15) stocks exchange hands.
Volumes traded were up 2060.59% whiles total turnover similarly recorded a 3883.01% jump compared to the previous trading day.
GCB ended the day topping both the volumes and value charts. 493,347 CAL shares valued at GH¢232,447.44 were traded.
The other stocks which made up the top five traded stocks include MTNGH, EGH and PBC.