Business News of Tuesday, 18 August 2009

Source: GNA

All-Share Index slips

Accra, Aug. 18, GNA - The benchmark GSE All-Share index slipped in trading on Wednesday losing 1.99 points at 5,230.49 points and dragging down the change for the year to date to 49.86 per cent.

Traded volumes also slumped to 218,900 from Tuesday's 1,236,700 while market capitalisation also slipped to GH¢15,139.75 million cedis from GH¢15,141.19 million. There were four price changes, two either way. Ecobank Ghana gained GH¢0.01 to close GH¢2.51 and Fan Milk Ghana Limited was up by GH¢0.03 at GH¢4.03. State Insurance Company (SIC) lost GH¢0.01 at GH¢0.22 while GOIL also lost G