The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) extended its bullish run on the back of gains recorded in select banking and telecom equities, as the benchmark GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) advanced by 30.47 points to close at 6,095.57 points. <\/p>\n This pushed the index\u2019s Year-to-Date (YTD) return to 24.69%.<\/p>\n The Financial Stock Index (GSE-FSI) also closed higher, rising by 12.83 points to 3,112.17 points, reflecting a YTD return of 30.72%, buoyed by renewed investor interest in financial sector stocks.<\/p>\n Market capitalisation surged by GH\u00a2369.34 million to settle at GH\u00a2135.97 billion, driven by price appreciations in telecom and banking stocks.<\/p>\n Trading activity recorded a sharp rebound, with the volume of shares traded increasing by 94.88% to 341,936 shares.<\/p>\n This translated into a total trade value of GH\u00a215.2 million.<\/p>\n MTN Ghana (MTNGH) and Soci\u00e9t\u00e9 G\u00e9n\u00e9rale Ghana (SOGEGH) emerged as gainers for the session, closing at GH\u00a23.02 and GH\u00a21.76 respectively. <\/p>\n However, the Ghana Stock Exchange-listed gold ETF (GLD) continued its losing streak, closing the session lower at GH\u00a2450.45.<\/p>\n Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) led trading activity with 199,183 shares valued at GH\u00a2175,281.04, topping the volume chart. <\/p>\n Other equities that featured in the top five most traded stocks were CAL Bank (CAL), GLD, SOGEGH, and MTNGH, in descending order of trade volumes.<\/p>\n SP\/AE<\/p>\n Watch the latest edition of BizTech below:<\/b><\/p>\n![\"Market](\"https:\/\/cdn.ghanaweb.com\/imagelib\/pics\/178\/17803771.295.jpg\" "\\"Market")
Market capitalisation hits GH\u00a2135.97bn on the GSE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n