The GSE-Composite Index (GSE-CI), the benchmark measure of performance of the Ghana Stock Exchange, dipped for the first time in five sessions, going down 5.76 points to 998.37 points from 1,004.15 points for a year-to-date return of -0.16 per cent.
The GSE-Financial Stocks Index (GSE-FSI), which tracks the performance of listed financial stocks, also fell by 4.01 points to 990.08 points from 994.09 points with a year-to-date change of -0.99 per cent.
There were nine price changes-five up and four down.
CAL Bank (CAL) went up by GH¢0.01 to GH¢0.35, Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) gained GH¢0.03 to GH¢0.78, Ghana Commercial Bank advanced GH¢0.09 to GH¢2.70, Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) was up GH¢0.02 to GH¢45.18 and Total Petroleum appreciated by GH¢0.01 to GH¢10.94.
On the flip side, Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) fell GH¢0.01 to GH¢0.14, Fan Milk Limited was lower by GH¢0.05 to GH¢2.35, Produce Buying Company (PBC) was down GH¢0.02 to GH¢0.15 and UT Bank GH¢0.01 to GH¢0.27.
Market Capitalization closed the session lower at GH¢20,028.20 million from GH¢20,118.02 million at the previous close.
More than 1.5 million shares are traded worth over 1.8 million cedis compared to 926,974 shares traded valued at GH¢354,113.17.
The following are the closing prices of equities in Ghana Cedis:

Company Share Code Closing Prices Change

Accra Brewery Ltd ABL 0.10
African Champion Industries Ltd ACI 0.08
Anglo Gold Ashanti AGA 34.00
Aluworks Limited ALW 0.12
Ayrton Drug Man. Ltd. AYRTN 0.16
Benso Oil Palm Plantation BOPP 0.78 +0.03
Cal Bank Limited CAL 0.35 +0.01
CFAO Ghana Limited CFAO 0.02
Clydestone Ghana Ltd CLYD 0.07
Camelot Ghana Limited CMLT 0.16
Cocoa Processing Com Ltd CPC 0.03
Ecobank Ghana Ltd EBG 3.00
Enterprise Insurance Co. Ltd EGL 0.50
Ecobank Transnational Inc. ETI 0.14 -0.01
Fan Milk Limited FML 2.35 -0.05
Ghana Commercial Bank Ltd GCB 2.70 +0.09
Guinness Ghana Breweries Ltd GGBL 1.57
Ghana Oil Company GOIL 0.29
Golden Star Resources GSR 5.20
Golden Web Ltd GWEB 0.05
HFC Bank Ltd HFC 0.35
Mechanical Lloyd Co. Ltd MLC 0.10
Pioneer Kitchenware Ltd PKL 0.07
Produce Buying Company PBC 0.15 -0.02
PZ Cussons Ghana Ltd PZC 1.20
Standard Chart Bank Gh. Ltd SCB 45.18 +0.02
SIC Insurance Company Limited SIC 0.44
Starwin Products Limited SPL 0.04
SG-SSB Limited SG-SSB 0.64
Sam Woode Limited SWL 0.02
Trust Bank Ltd (Gambia) TBL 1.33
TOTAL Petroleum Ghana Ltd TOTAL 10.94 +0.01
Transaction Solutions Gh. Ltd TRANSOL 0.07
Unilever Ghana Ltd UNIL 5.69
UT Bank Limited UTB 0.27 -0.01
AngloGold Ashanti Depository Shares AADS 0.60
Standard Chartered Bank Preference Shares SCB PREF 0.52