Business News of Monday, 9 November 2009

Source: GNA

Accra bourse index opens week lower

Accra, Nov. 9, GNA - The main index of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE), the All-Share Index, opened the week lower on Monday, dragged by price loss in Ghana Guinness Brewery Limited.

The index closed the session lower by 2.26 points to end at 5,394.76 points from the previous close of 5,397.02.

Change for the year closed the session at -48.28 per cent. On the broader market, Guinness Ghana Brewery lost GH¢0.01 to close at GH¢1.32.

Traded volumes closed the session at 49,099 shares. Market capitalisation dipped marginally at GH¢15,261.40 million.