GSE Composite Index Holds Steady as Market Capitalisation Gains GHS 15.95 Million
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) closed trading on Monday, July 1, 2025, with the benchmark GSE Composite Index remaining unchanged at 6,248.48 points, translating to a Year-to-Date (YTD) return of 27.82%.
The GSE Financial Stock Index also recorded no movement, ending the session at 3,376.01 points with a robust YTD return of 41.80%, reflecting the sustained investor confidence in the banking and insurance counters.
Market capitalisation witnessed a marginal gain of GHS 15.95 million, settling at GHS 137.29 billion on the back of modest price movements and enhanced trading volumes.
Despite the uptick in value, overall market activity declined significantly. A total of 5,951,598 shares exchanged hands, representing a sharp 656.43% decrease compared to the previous session, with the cumulative trade value standing at GHS 17,079,894.76.
GLD emerged as the sole price loser, shedding GHS4.69 to close at GHS349.19, following renewed profit-taking activities in the exchange-traded commodity.
MTN Ghana (MTNGH) dominated the day’s trading chart, recording a volume of 5,513,187 shares valued at GHS160.15 million. The telecom giant’s performance accounted for the bulk of market turnover, underlining continued investor appetite for high-cap stocks in the telecom sector.
Other actively traded equities included Enterprise Group Limited (EGL), Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), CAL Bank (CAL), and State Insurance Company (SIC), which rounded out the top five most traded stocks in descending order of volume.
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