Accra bourse falls on ETI, others loss

Accra, Jan. 11, GNA - The GSE-Composite Index (GSE-CI), the benchmark measure of performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange, dipped for the first time in five sessions, going down 5.76 points to 998.37 points from 1,004.1= 5 points for a year-to-date return of -0.16 per cent. The GSE-Financial Stocks Index (GSE-FSI), which tracks the performance of listed financial stocks, also fell by 4.01 points to 990.08 points from 994.09 points with a year-to-date change of -0.99 per cent. There were nine price changes-five up and four down. CAL Bank (CAL) went up by GH¢0.01 to GH¢0.35, Benso Oil Palm Plant= ation (BOPP) gained GH¢0.03 to GH¢0.78, Ghana Commercial Bank advanced GH¢0= ..09 to GH¢2.70, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) was up GH¢0.02 to GH¢45.18 and= Total Petroleum appreciated by GH¢0.01 to GH¢10.94. On the flip side, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) fell GH¢0= ..01 to GH¢0.14, Fan Milk Limited was lower by GH¢0.05 to GH¢2.35, Produce= Buying Company (PBC) was down GH¢0.02 to GH¢0.15 and UT Bank GH¢0.01 to GH= ¢0.27. Market Capitalization closed the session lower at GH¢20,028.20 milli= on from GH¢20,118.02 million at the previous close. More than 1.5 million shares are traded worth over 1.8 million cedis compared to 926,974 shares traded valued at GH¢354,113.17.