Accra, Aug. 15, GNA - The GSE All-Share Index, the main stock index, inched up 1.61 points in trading on Friday to close at 2,421.64 points in a demand driven market that saw a boost in trading volumes. Shares that changed hands went up more than twice to close at 478,000 from 179,200 shares recorded at the previous session on Wednesday on the backs of Guinness Ghana Limited and SSB Bank that sold 326,400 shares and 102,500 shares, respectively.

The change for the year to date ended at 73.56 per cent. There were eight price changes, all positive.

Camelot gained 30 cedis at 490 cedis; Ghana Commercial Bank had 11 cedis to close at 7,611 cedis; Unilever was up 10 cedis to close at 8,110 cedis, SSB Bank went up five cedis at 7,510 cedis; Fan Milk Limited went up four cedis at 2,924 cedis and Produce Buying Company appreciated by two cedis at 762 cedis.

Mobil Oil Ghana Limited was also up two cedis at 24,002 cedis and Standard Chartered Bank gained one cedi at 57,002 cedis. Market capitalization was higher at 9,704.90 billion cedis from 9,700.84 billion cedis on Wednesday.

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

ABL 460 AGC 28,650 ALW 4,000 BAT 2,050 CFAO 74 CPC 630 EIC 6,600 FML 2,924 +4

GBL 552 GCB 7,611 +11

GGL 3,600 HFC 2,650 MGL 258 MLC 600 MOGL 24,002 +2

PAF 750 PBC 762 +2

PZ 2,253 SCB 57,002 +1

SPPC 390 SSB 7,510 +5

SWL 285 TBL 6,600 UNIL 8,110 +10 CMLT 490 +30

15 Aug. 03