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Business News of Thursday, 11 March 2010

Source: GNA

Ecobank and Standard Bank push Index up

Accra, March 11, GNA - The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark measure, gained marginally by 6.31 points at 5,780.08 points as Ecobank Ghana and Standard Chartered rallied to push it up. The gain brings the year to date change to 3.73 per cent. On the broader market, there were two positive price changes. Ecobank (EBG) gained GH¢0.02 at GH¢3.40 and Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) was up by GH¢0.01 at GH¢31.23.

Traded volumes declined by half at 584,049 shares from 1,200,588 share= s.

Market Capitalisation closed the session marginally up at GH¢17,609.83 million compared to GH¢17,605.05 million.