Trading Volume Drops 83.29% as Total Value of Shares Increases by 10.32%
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Composite Index ended the day steady at 4,347.47 points, with a Year-to-Date (YTD) return of 38.89%.
Similarly, the GSE Financial Stock Index remained unchanged at 2,203.38 points, yielding a YTD return of 15.87%.
The total market capitalization remained stable at GH¢98.97 billion.
In terms of trading activity, the volume of shares traded dropped significantly by 83.29% to 188,471 shares from the previous 1,127,926 shares.
However, the total value of trades increased by 10.32% to GH¢2,708,917.82, up from GH¢2,455,429.46.
On the individual stock front, GLD experienced a price increase of GH¢25.47, bringing its price to GH¢421.47.
MTN Ghana (MTNGH) led the trading activity, with 96,344 shares traded, valued at GH¢207,139.60. Other notable stocks included IIL, SIC, GLD, and CAL, although their trading volumes were comparatively lower.
