Business News of Tuesday, 3 March 2009

Source: GNA

Accra bourse index marks time

Accra, March 3, GNA - The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark measure of performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange, marked time in trading on Tuesday as bearish influences continued to dominate. The index ended at 9,828.85 points and change for the year to date also closed at -5.78 per cent.

Traded volumes closed the session slightly higher at 19,800 shares from Monday's 11,000 shares.

Market capitalisation also closed the session unchanged at GH¢18,459.34 million.

On the broader market, there was no price change.