Business News of Monday, 5 January 2004

Source: GNA

All Share Index in modest rise

Accra, Dec. 29, GNA- The benchmark GSE-All Share Index made a modest 1.06 points during Monday's trading session in a dull market that saw only two price appreciations.

The index close at 3,560.02 points up from 3,558.96 points at the previous session on Friday.

Traded volumes were down at 8,900 shares.

There were three price changes.

Ghana Commercial Bank rose five cedis at 8,176 cedis, Guinness Ghana Limited gained 11 cedis at 5,661 cedis and Unilever Ghana Limited was up nine cedis at 14,050 cedis.

Market capitalisation increased at 12,633.47 billion cedis.

The following are the last prices of listed equities in cedis:

ABL 552 AGC 28,650 ALW 4,000 BAT 5,400 CFAO 75 CMLT 550 CPC 630 EIC 10,500 FML 3,800 GBL 1,460

GCB 8,176 +5

GGL 5,661 +11

HFC 4,000 MGL 275 MLC 700

MOGL 35,001

PAF 740 PBC 1,300 PZ 2,700 SCB 61,001 SPPC 390 SSB 21,000 SWL 288 TBL 9,750

UNIL 14,050 +9