Stock Maintains Momentum

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) All-Share Index, the benchmark indicator of the bourse, continued its rise in trading on Wednesday by gaining 9.22 points to close at 9,394.55 from 9,385.33 points. Change for the year to date now stands at 42.45 per cent from 42.21 per cent. Traded volumes closed higher at 462,800 from 230,900 shares on Tuesday. On the broader market there were seven price changes, all positive. Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) gained GH¢ 0.01 to close at GH¢ 0.74, Ecobank Ghana Limited (EBG) was up GH¢ 0.01 at GH¢ 3.04, Enterprise Insurance Company went up GH¢ 0.02 at GH¢ 1.92; Fan Milk Limited was GH¢ 0.01 at GH¢ 3.20; PZ gained GH¢ 0.01 at GH¢ 0.87 SIC gained GH¢ 0.01 at GH¢ 0.44 and Unilever went up by GH¢ 0.02 to close GH¢ 2.31. Market capitalisation closed the trading session higher at GH¢ 14,926.40 compared to GH¢ 14,920.25 million at the previous close on Tuesday.