GSE equity index slips despite financial sector gains
The GSE equity index fell on Tuesday, June 4, 2025, with the Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index (GSE-CI) losing 25.37 points to close at 6,012.29.
This marked a 0.42% decline from the previous session, trimming the index’s Year-to-Date (YTD) return to 22.99%.
The GSE Financial Stock Index (GSE-FSI), however, posted a marginal rise of 22.12 points to settle at 3,244.81, standing at a 36.29% gain on a Year-to-Date basis.
Total market capitalisation dipped to GH¢134.17 billion from GH¢134.82 billion amid subdued investor appetite.
Trading activity surged with a total of 1,927,636 shares exchanged representing a sharp 359.27% increase from the previous day’s tally.
The value of shares traded climbed to GH¢5.1 million up 243.30% from GH¢1.49 million previously.
Telecoms giant, MTN Ghana (MTNGH), dominated market activity, accounting for over 88% of the total market value traded.
The stock saw 1.6 million shares change hands generating a value of GH¢4.53 million.
Access Bank Ghana (ACCESS) was the standout performer, gaining GH¢0.92 to close at GH¢13.12, translating to a 152.31% YTD gain.
SIC Insurance (SIC) also posted strong gains adding GH¢0.03 to close at GH¢1.04, up 285.19% YTD. BOPP, FML, and GCB also posted marginal gains.
On the downside, Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI) dipped by 0.02 pesewas to GH¢0.85 despite a YTD return of 174.19%, while MTN Ghana and CAL Bank lost 0.05 and 0.01 pesewas respectively.
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