GSE Ends Week Lower as Composite Index Falls 0.89% Despite Strong YTD Gains
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) closed the week ending August 22, 2025, with the benchmark Composite Index (GSE-CI) slipping by 0.89% to 7,346.69 points, trimming its year-to-date gain to 50.28%.
The GSE Financial Stock Index (GSE-FSI), however, edged higher, closing at 3,409.46 points. Market capitalization fell to GH¢149.90 billion from the previous week, reflecting the downward movement in key equities.
Trading volumes also weakened, with a total of 13.13 million shares exchanging hands, valued at GH¢47.36 million.
Market activity was overwhelmingly concentrated in MTN Ghana (MTNGH), which accounted for 96.85% of total value traded.
Other actively traded stocks included CAL Bank, SIC Insurance, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), and Republic Bank.
On the gainers’ table, GCB Bank, Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP), GOIL, Republic Bank Ghana (RBGH), Enterprise Group Limited (EGL), and Clydestone (CLYD) posted price appreciations. Conversely, CAL, ETI, MTNGH, and NewGold ETF (GLD) closed the week lower.
Despite the week’s marginal dip, the GSE remains one of the best-performing markets across Africa year-to-date, buoyed by sustained investor interest in select equities.
