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Business News of Tuesday, 16 March 2010

Source: GNA

Ecobank and Guinness Ghana Brewery push Index up

Accra, March 16, GNA - The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark measur= e, gained marginally by 8.23 points at 5,796.82 points as Ecobank Ghana and Guinness Ghana Brewery Limited rallied to push it up. The gain brings the year to date change to 4.03 per cent. On the broader market, there were four price changes, equally shared among the gainers and laggards. Ecobank (EBG) gained GH¢0.05 at GH¢3.50 and Guinness Ghana Brewery Limited adds GH¢0.01 at GH¢1.38. The laggards were Produce Buying Company and Ghana Oil Company, which dropped by GH¢0.01 each at GH¢0.12 and GH¢0.19 respectively. Traded volumes closed the session at 664,639 shares valued at GH¢605,047.18. Market Capitalisation closed the session marginally up at GH¢17,622.= 54 million. M