The Ghana Stock Exchange made a modest gain on Friday as big investors continued to stay away.

The GSE-All-Share Index, the benchmark measure, went up by 5.86 points from 1,859.09 points to 1,864.95 in a markeyt that saw only 57,000 shares changing hands.

Five equities traded shares with British American Tobaxccl leading the way with a 97-cedi gain at 1,800 cedis.

Fan Milk Limited gained 81 cedis at 2,301 cedis, Guinness Ghana Limited qwas 50 cedis richer at 2,300 cedis while Standar Chartered bank and Unilever gained one cedi ach at 36,051 cedis and 6,754 cedis respectively.

Market capitalisation was 8,043.13 billion cedis an change in the year to date now stands 33,66 per cent