Business News of Thursday, 11 February 2010

Source: GNA

Accra bourse index climbs up on gains in four equities

Accra, Feb. 11, GNA - The GSE All-Share Index, the main index of the=

Ghana Stock Exchange, went up by 34.08 points to close at 5,626.78 points=

buoyed by gains in four equities.

Change for the year closed the session at 0.98 per cent. On the broader market, there were five price changes - four gainers and a loser. EBG gained GH¢0.10 at GH¢3.10; Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited was up by GH¢0.01 at GH¢1.34; Fan Milk Ghana Limited went up GH¢0.10 at GH= ¢6.80; and Standard Chartered Bank advanced by GH¢0.21 at GH¢30.66. The only loser for the session was Produce Buying Company PBC, which=

lost GH¢0.01 at GH¢0.18.

Shares that changed hands during the session stood at 405,932. Market capitalisation closed the session at GH¢15,986.21 million.