The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Composite Index declined by 2.38 points to close at 6,448.12 points at the end of Wednesday, July 16,2025, trading session reducing its Year-To-Date (YTD) return to 31.90%.

The GSE Financial Stock Index also shed 3.78 points, closing at 3,429.04 points, with its YTD return pegged at 44.03%.

The broader market capitalisation dropped by GH¢209.24 million settling at GH¢139.68 billion, as selling pressures weighed on investor sentiment.

A total of 648,291 shares exchanged hands reflecting a 64.71% increase from the previous session.

The corresponding market value stood at GH¢3,115,996.49.

Price gainers for the session included GOIL, Republic Bank Ghana (RBGH), and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB), which closed at GH¢2.11, GH¢0.86, and GH¢28.00 respectively.

On the other hand, GLD dipped to GH¢362.80 while another counter declined to GH¢0.84.

MTN Ghana (MTNGH) topped the trading chart accounting for 417,478 shares valued at GH¢1,264,928.04.

It was followed by CAL Bank (CAL), Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana (TOTAL), and GOIL rounding off the day’s top five equities by volume traded.

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