Downward price movements in four financial and telecom counters tumbled the benchmark index by 65.48 points (-3.20%) to close at 1,977.63 with a -12.38% year-to-date return. The market capitalization decreased by 1.24% to settle at GH¢54.92 billion.  

The GSE Financial Index declined by 33.37 points (-1.79%) to close at 1,831.71 with a year-to-date return of -9.31% due to Ecobank Ghana (-6.67%%), Societe Generale (-4.62%) and Enterprise Group (-1.82%).

The SAS Manufacturing Index remained unchanged at 3,098.44 with a -11.00% year-to-date return.

Trading activity jumped as 6,077,166 shares valued at GH¢3,566,824 changed hands from  107,181 shares valued at GH¢111,954 at the previous session. MTN Ghana dominated trades by volume and value, accounting for 99.12% of the total volume traded and 97.99% of the total value traded.

We expect trading activity to pick up as investors take advantage of bargain stocks.  

Notification of Change Of Directorship

GCB Bank Limited (GSE: GCB)

GCB has announced that Mr. Samuel Amankwah, an Executive Director of the Bank is on compulsory retirement and has resigned from the Board of the Bank effective 4th May, 2020.

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