The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) closed higher on Monday, August 18, 2025, with the benchmark GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) edging up to 7,416.03 points from 7,412.59 points, extending its year-to-date return to 51.70 percent.

The GSE Financial Stock Index (GSE-FSI) also advanced marginally, closing at 3,420.93 points. Market capitalisation rose slightly to GH¢151.12 billion.

Trading activity, however, declined as volumes fell by 20.32 percent to 421,632 shares, while the value traded dropped by 10.35 percent to GH¢1.07 million.

Republic Bank Ghana (RBGH) led the day’s gainers, adding 5 pesewas to close at GH¢1.10.

No stock recorded a decline during the session.

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MTN Ghana remained the most actively traded equity, with 191,119 shares valued at GH¢755,000 changing hands. It was followed by Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), SIC Insurance, Republic Bank Ghana, and CAL Bank.

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