- CPC gains nearly 10% as Ghana equities trading value drops to GH¢6.96m
Trading value on the Ghana Stock Exchange fell by nearly 37% on Thursday, November 5, as six equities closed lower and activity eased sharply from the previous session.
Ecobank Ghana and TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana recorded the steepest declines, while Cocoa Processing Company led the gainers.
The market recorded total turnover of GH¢6.96 million from 996,583 shares traded. That compared with GH¢11.04 million and 2.63 million shares in the previous session. Turnover therefore fell by 36.96%, while volume declined by 62.04%.
The contraction followed an unusually active previous session, when Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI) alone traded more than 10.12 million shares for GH¢10.67 million. On Thursday, ETI volume fell to 83,285 shares, worth GH¢117,192.52.
The scale of that change suggests the earlier session’s high turnover was heavily influenced by a large ETI transaction, rather than a broad surge in activity across the market.
Thursday’s lower total value also reflected reduced trading in several heavily traded counters. Scancom, the operator of MTN Ghana, recorded 280,590 shares worth GH¢1.83 million, down from GH¢9.21 million in the previous session.
CalBank traded GH¢207,313.48, compared with GH¢514,935.57 a day earlier. The figures point to a quieter session, though the official list alone cannot establish whether investors’ appetite has weakened more broadly.
The session’s price movements were tilted towards losses. Six equities declined, four advanced and the rest recorded no change in their closing prices. No benchmark index figures were included in the list, so the share-by-share movements do not establish whether the GSE Composite Index or the Financial Stocks Index rose or fell.
TotalEnergies was the session’s biggest decliner, falling GH¢2.68, or 7.15%, to close at GH¢34.80. The stock had closed at GH¢37.48 on Wednesday. Its traded volume was 1,621 shares, valued at GH¢56,491.20.
Ecobank Ghana followed, shedding GH¢2.35, or 6.03%, to close at GH¢36.65. The bank traded 3,083 shares worth GH¢114,587.
The scale of the price movement is notable relative to the volume, but the official list does not provide information about the buyers, sellers or any company-specific announcement that may have influenced the trade.
Scancom fell GH¢0.08, or 1.21%, to GH¢6.52. Enterprise Group slipped GH¢0.03 to GH¢8.47, a decline of 0.35%, while Fan Milk also lost GH¢0.03 to close at GH¢13.95. GCB Bank edged down GH¢0.01 to GH¢41.99.
Cocoa Processing Company posted the strongest gain, rising GH¢0.04, or 9.76%, to GH¢0.45. It traded 31,065 shares worth GH¢13,979.25. The closing price matched its reported year high of GH¢0.45, though the list does not explain what drove demand.
Kasapreko gained GH¢0.02 to GH¢1.83, up 1.10%, on volume of 42,949 shares. SIC Insurance rose GH¢0.01 to GH¢4.70, while Intravenous Infusions also advanced GH¢0.01 to GH¢0.54. The gains were modest in absolute terms, but they helped keep the session from becoming a uniform decline across the market.
CalBank was the most actively traded ordinary share by volume, with 282,568 shares changing hands for GH¢207,313.48. Its price remained unchanged at GH¢0.73.
GCB Bank recorded the highest value traded among ordinary shares at GH¢4.09 million, from 97,415 shares, despite its one-pesewa decline.
Together, the GCB and MTNGH trades accounted for about GH¢5.92 million, or 85.01%, of the day’s total turnover.
That concentration matters when interpreting the headline total. Although trading value dropped sharply, a substantial share of Thursday’s activity remained concentrated in two large counters.
A market turnover figure can therefore move considerably from one session to another when trading in a few liquid stocks changes, even if many other share prices remain unchanged.
Among the other counters, Atlantic Lithium traded 162 shares for GH¢858.60, Benso Palm Plantation traded 64 shares worth GH¢4,479.88, and Dannex Ayrton Starwin traded 6,661 shares for GH¢6,327.95. Several listed companies recorded no trades.
A zero in the volume column means no transaction was recorded during the session; it does not, by itself, explain the level of investor demand or the availability of buyers and sellers.
On the Ghana Alternative Market, Intravenous Infusions traded 35,563 shares worth GH¢19,229.07 and rose to GH¢0.54. Digicut traded 76,187 shares for GH¢25,089.71, but its closing price remained at GH¢0.33.
Meridian Marshalls Holding Company and Hords recorded no trades. The NewGold exchange-traded fund traded 14 units worth GH¢6,473.04 and closed unchanged at GH¢462.36.
The session’s message is therefore mixed. Lower turnover and volume followed a previous day dominated by exceptional ETI activity, while the share-price balance favoured decliners. Yet the market also recorded gains in CPC and several other counters, and GCB remained the largest source of traded value.
For investors, the key point is to distinguish between changes in share prices and changes in trading activity.
A sharp fall in turnover does not necessarily signal a broad loss of confidence, just as a price increase in a lightly traded share does not automatically indicate sustained demand.
Further sessions will show whether Thursday’s reduced activity represents a temporary pause after unusually heavy trading or a more persistent slowdown.
