Market Summary
The benchmark index closed the day flat at 2,174.44 with a year-to-date return of 11.99% while the market capitalization was unchanged at GH¢56.88 billion.

The GSE Financial Index recorded no gains or losses, closing at 1,867.87 with a year-to-date return of 4.77% while the SAS Manufacturing Index stayed at 1,619.23 with a year-to-date return of -4.83%.

Trading activity waned as 499,930 shares valued at GH¢534,155 changed hands from 1,012,696 shares valued at GH¢937,533 in the previous session. MTN Ghana dominated trades by volumes and value, accounting for 82.15% of the total volumes traded and 61.51% of the total value traded.
We anticipate activity levels to increase.

Ecobank Nigeria announces the pricing of its Senior Unsecured US$300 Million Bond.
Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (GSE: ETI)

Ecobank Nigeria (“ENG” or “the Bank”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (‘ETI’), the parent company of the Ecobank Group, announced that it has successfully priced its US$300 million bond issuance maturing in February 2026, with the settlement of the bond to take place on 16 February 2021.

The fixed-rate, US dollar-denominated bond, with a tenor of 5 years, carries a coupon rate of 7.125% and will be listed on the London Stock Exchange.