GSE Composite Index rose by 22.46 points to close at 6,311.45
Ghana’s benchmark stock index advanced on Tuesday, May 7, 2025 lifted by modest gains in telecommunications and banking shares even as overall trading activity declined sharply.
The Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index rose by 22.46 points to close at 6,311.45, boosting its year-to-date return to 29.11%.
Meanwhile, the Financial Stock Index edged up 1.57 points to 3,130.76, taking its year-to-date performance to 31.50%.
Market capitalisation increased by GH¢287.34 million to GH¢138.97 billion.
Despite the upward movement in key stocks, trading activity slowed considerably.
Turnover dropped 86.27% to GH¢2.03 million while total shares traded declined 74.54% to 321,415.
Access Bank Ghana led the gainers, rising 8 pesewas to GH¢9.20, extending its year-to-date gain to 76.92%.
MTN Ghana added 2 pesewas to close at GH¢3.21, and the GLD ETF advanced GH¢3.00 to settle at GH¢441.50.
MTN Ghana was the most actively traded stock with 236,536 shares changing hands for a value of GH¢758,176.
Other actively traded equities included CAL Bank, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated, GLD, and GOIL.
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