GSE Index in marginal gain

Accra, Aug. 20, GNA - The GSE-All Share Index, the key gauge was up marginally by two points in dull market that saw four price gains and a loss.

The index went up to close 7,466.71 points up from the previous close of 7,464.71 points.

The change year to date now stands at 110.13 per cent. Total shares traded rose to 1.4 million shares due to a block sale by Accra Brewery Limited.

Market capitalisation ended higher at 98,152.13 billion cedis up from 98,140.86 billion cedis from 3,38.89 million issued shares. On the broader market, there were five price changes - four positive and a negative.

Enterprise Insurance was up 300 cedis at 4,700 cedis, Mobil Oil Ghana Limited went up one cedi at 36,859 cedis; Fan Milk gained one cedi at 9,503 cedis and Accra Brewery Limited 15 cedis at 1,480 cedis. The only loser was Clydstone, which lost five cedis to close at 1,600 cedis.

The following are the last prices of listed equities in cedis:

ABL 1,480 +15 AGA 300,000 AADs 3,006 ALW 12,100 BAT 7,800 CFAO 130 CLYD 1,600 -5 CMLT 780 CPC 1,900 EIC 4,700 +300

FML 9,503 +1

GBL 1,500 GCB 16,000 GGL 12,750 HFC 10,100 MGL 275 MLC 3,100 MOGL 36,859 +1 PAF 800 PBC 3,600 PZ 4,100 SCB 160,000 SPPC 390 SG-SSB 31,000 SWL 290 TBL 31,400 UNIL 27,500