GSE index ends nearly sideways

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) All-Share Index barely inched up in trading on Friday, gaining only 0.08 points in poor trading that saw only four out of the 25 equities making sales.

The Index ended trading at 1,810.87 points from Wednesday's 1,810.79 points.

There were only two price changes. Guinness Ghana Limited and Unilever gained one cedi each at 2,001 cedis and 7,51 cedis respectively.

Traded volumes slumped again to 41,900 from 264,200 shares.

Change for the year ended sideways at 29.78 per cent.

Market capitalisation closed slightly higher at 7,911.60 billion cedis from 7,911.42 billion cedis.