Business News of Tuesday, 4 August 2009

Source: GNA

All-Share Index Rallies on Ecobank gain

Accra, Aug. 4, GNA - The benchmark GSE All-Share index rallied in trading on Wednesday buoyed by gains in three equities. The index went up by 19.37 points to close the session at 5,257.81 points from 5,238.44 points on Tuesday.

Change for the year to date now stands at -49.60 per cent. Traded volumes rose three times higher at 401,700 shares up from 151,600 shares at the previous session.

Market Capitalisation ended the session at GH¢15,159.40 million up from GH¢15,145.29 million.

There were four price changes - three positive and a negative. Ecobank Ghana gained GH¢0.07 to close GH¢2.28; Fan Milk Limited was up GH¢0.01 at GH¢3.37; and Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB) went up by GH¢0.01 at GH¢0.76.

SG-SSB lost GH¢0.01 at GH¢0.34.