GSE: Benchmark index declines 63.28 points to post -3.94% returns for investors
The Accra Bourse dipped further in the red as the benchmark GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) dropped 63.28 points on the day to close at 2,679.57 representing a YTD return of -3.94%.
This was on the back of price drop in Scancom PLC. (MTNGH) as it closed at GH¢1.00.
The GSE Financial Stock Index (GSE-FSI) also increased its value as it gained 13.05 points to close trading at 2,188.01 translating into a YTD return of -1.68%.
In the aggregate, fifteen (15) equities participated in trading, ending with only one gainer namely Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI) as it gained GH¢0.01 to close at GH¢0.18 representing a YTD gain of 28.57% and also one decliner namely Scancom PLC. (MTNGH) as it lost GH¢0.06 to close at GH¢1.00 representing a YTD loss of 9.91%.
GAINER & DECLINER
| Ticker | Close Price (GH¢) | Open Price (GH¢) | Change | YTD Change |
| ETI | 0.18 | 0.17 | 5.88% | 28.57% |
| MTNGH | 1.00 | 1.06 | -5.66% | -9.91% |
Market capitalization of the GSE in view of the drop in the GSE-CI closed trading on Monday at GH¢63.53 billion.
A total of 185,641 shares valued at GH¢306,539.66 were traded compared to 709,709 shares valued at GH¢1,588,095.7 which changed hands on Friday, 1stApril, 2022.
Cal Bank PLC. (CAL) recorded the largest volume of trades on the day while Societe Generale Ghana PLC. (SOGEGH) accounted for 25.00% of the total value traded.
TOP TRADED EQUITIES
| Ticker | Volume | Value (GH¢) |
| CAL | 81,073 | 69,722.78 |
| SOGEGH | 64,402 | 76,638.38 |
| MTNGH | 18,175 | 18,293.80 |
| EGH | 6,758 | 51,360.80 |
| ETI | 6,321 | 1,137.78 |
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