Business News of Monday, 24 August 2009

Source: GNA

All-Share Index rises

Accra, Aug. 24, GNA - The benchmark GSE All-Share index rose again in trading on Friday gaining 41.76 points at 5,296.90 points. This has brought the change for the year to date to -49.22 per cent.

Traded volumes began the week at 331,600 from Friday's close of 42,700 shares while market capitalisation also appreciated to GH¢15,188.11 million from Friday's GH¢15,157.70 million. There were four price changes, all positive.

Ecobank Ghana gained GH¢0.10 to close GH¢2.70; Ghana Commercial Bank gained GH¢0.02 at GH¢0.80; SG-SSB was GH¢0.01 better at GH¢0.36 and UT Financial Services gained GH¢0.01 at GH¢0.18.