Business News of Monday, 7 July 2025

Source: www.ghanaweb.com

GSE market rally continues as GSE-CI hits 6,347.47, YTD return nears 30%

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE)

Ghana’s stock market extended its bullish run in the week ending July 3, 2025, with the benchmark Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index (GSE-CI) climbing 1.58% to close at 6,347.47 points.

The GSE-CI’s year-to-date return now stands at 29.84%, underscoring strong investor appetite.

The Financial Stock Index (GSE-FSI) also posted positive performance, rising 0.87% to 3,405.34 points, translating into a robust 43.03% return since the beginning of the year.

Market capitalisation increased to GH¢138.55 billion, reflecting renewed investor confidence, while total volume traded soared to 255.38 million shares, a staggering 4,314% increase from the previous week.

Market turnover surged to GH¢1.3 billion, up by an extraordinary 5,860%.

Total Petroleum Ghana led the week’s gainers, rising GH¢2.75 to close at GH¢30.25, registering a remarkable year-to-date appreciation of 130.56%.

Access Bank and Gold ETF (GLD) followed, closing at GH¢14.95 and GH¢354.80, respectively.

GCB Bank was the sole decliner, slipping 1% to GH¢9.90.

The liquidity spike was driven largely by Guinness Ghana Breweries (GGBL), which dominated trading with over 247 million shares valued at approximately GH¢1.27 billion.

MTN Ghana, Enterprise Group, Fan Milk, and Ecobank Transnational rounded out the top five most traded equities.

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