Business News of Tuesday, 24 June 2008

Source: GNA

Accra bourse index rallies

Accra, June 24, GNA - The GSE-All Share Index, the benchmark measure of the Accra bourse, rose 13.39 points to close 10,328.59 points compared to 10,315.20 points on Monday.

Change year to date now stands at 56.50 per cent. Traded volumes closed the session at 1,167,600 shares, up from 112,300 shares.

On the broader market, there were three price changes - all positive.

Ecobank Ghana (EBG) gained GH¢0.01 at GH¢3.88, Guinness Ghana Breweries Limited (GGBL) went up by GH¢0.04 at GH¢2.15 and Standard Chartered Bank was up GH¢0.01 at GH¢30.81. Market capitalisation ended the session higher at GH¢15,576.07 million from GH¢15,567.70 million.