GSE: Total volume and value traded increase by over 37,000% and 11,000%
The GSE-Composite Index gained 88.00 points to close at 2,606.06 points, representing a 6.63% year-to-date (YTD) change, while the GSE Financial Stocks Index recorded no change to close the day at 1,884.87 points, representing a YTD return of -8.17%.
The passage also notes the performance of specific companies listed on the stock exchange. Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC (GGBL) gained GH¢0.13, Scancom Plc.
(MTNGH) gained GH¢0.07, and Unilever Ghana PLC (UNIL) closed at GH¢1.50, GH¢1.10, and GH¢3.28 per share, respectively. No decliners were reported for the trading day.
In terms of trading volume and value, 2,117,073 shares valued at GH¢3,215,060.95 were traded across sixteen counters. The total volume traded rose by 37048.15%, while the total value traded also increased by 11128.97% compared to the previous trading session.
Transactions in Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC. (GGBL) topped the trading chart, with 2,000,003 shares valued at GH¢2,999,679.89, representing 93.30% of the total value traded.
This was followed by Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL), trading 67,170 shares valued at GH¢110,012.61, representing 3.42% of total value traded.
Finally, the market capitalization rose by GH¢918.45 million to end the trading day at GH¢66.31 billion, representing a YTD change of 2.80%.
