Business News of Wednesday, 14 March 2007

Source: GNA

GSE All-Share index in another marginal gain

Accra, March 14, GNA - The GSE All-Share Index, the benchmark index of the Accra bourse, continues its steady climb with another marginal gain in a dull market.

The index inched up by 0.05 point at 5,062.00 points from 5,061.95 points. Shares that changed hands and were high are; 67,000 shares up from Tuesday's close of 56,200 shares.

Change for the year stood at 1.12 per cent.

Market capitalization closed at 112,832.40 billion cedis from 112,832.05 at the previous close. There were three positive price changes.

ECOBANK Ghana was up by one cedi at 14,012 cedis, Enterprise Insurance Company gained one cedi at 8,892 cedis and Ghana Commercial Bank made one cedi at 6,143 cedis.

The following are the prices of equities in cedis:

ABL 1,150 AGA 300,000 ALW 7,462 AYRTN 976 BAT 3,300 BOPP 5,500 CAL 2,100 CFAO 350 CLYD 800 CMLT 1,700 CPC 538

EBG 14,012 +1

EIC 8,892 +1

ETI 11,350 FML 19,005

GCB 6,143 +1

GGBL 9,302 GWEB 550 HFC 5,400 MLC 2,100 PKL 800 PBC 2,600 PZ 7,105 SCB 168,000 SPL 550 SPPC 225 SG-SSB 6,127 SWL 265 TBL 13,250 TOTAL 54,251 TRANSOL 1,200 UNIL 15,000 AADS 3,310