Business News of Thursday, 24 July 2008

Source: GNA

Accra bourse continues rally

Accra, July 24, GNA - The GSE-All Share Index, the benchmark index of the Accra Bourse, continued its bullish run on Thursday with a rise of 6.81 points to close at 10,613.00 points. Change year to date now stands at 60.81 per cent. Traded volumes went up at 203,800 shares from 49,000 shares at the last trading session.

On the broader market, there were four price changes, three up, one down. Ecobank Ghana Limited went up by GH¢0.04 at GH¢4.27; Enterprise Insurance Company gained GH¢ 0.01 at GH¢ 2.44; UNIL gained GH¢ 0.02 at GH¢ 2.83 while Benso Oil Palm Plantation lost GH¢ 0.10 at GH¢ 1.10. Market capitalisation ended the session at GH¢15,773.98 million up from GH¢15,769.51 million.