The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) ended Thursday, July 17, 2025, trading session in the red, with the benchmark GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) dropping by 10.66 points to close at 6,437.46 points. The market’s Year-to-Date (YTD) return, however, remained strong at 31.68%.

The Financial Stocks Index (FSI) also retreated shedding 14.96 points to settle at 3,414.08 points, though its YTD return stood at an impressive 43.40%.

Total market capitalisation fell by GH¢463.36 million to GH¢139.22 billion reflecting broad-based bearish sentiment across the bourse.

Market activity slumped significantly, with a total of 151,875 shares traded representing a 76.57% decline compared to the previous session.

The total trade value amounted to GH¢368,290.36.

MTN Ghana (MTNGH) led the trading chart with 98,944 shares exchanged at a market value of GH¢299,800.32.

SIC, Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI), CAL Bank, and Trust Bank Ltd (TBL) followed in descending order of traded volume.

TBL recorded its first price gain since April rising to GH¢1.00 while ETI closed lower at GH¢0.82

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