STOCK MARKET REVIEW

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) edged higher as several financial stocks recorded appreciable gains at week’s end.

The GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) grew by 29.87 points (+0.33%) for the week to close at 9,006.51 points, reflecting a year-to-date (YTD) gain of 2.69%.  

The GSE Financial Index (GSE-FI) also gained 40.07 points (+0.82%) for the week to close at 4,932.42 points, reflecting a year-to-date (YTD) gain of 6.14%. 

Market capitalization grew marginally by 0.17% to close the week at GH¢178,835.59 million, from GH¢178,530.09 million at the close of the previous week. This reflects a YTD gain of 3.95%.

The week recorded a total of 67,239,961 shares, valued at GH¢271,916,848.51, compared with 33,346,517 shares valued at GH¢151,299,081.80 that were traded in the preceding week.

MTNGH dominated both the volume and value of trades for the week, accounting for 88.64% and 91.87% of the volume and value of shares traded, respectively.

The market closed the week with 6 growers and 3 decliners as indicated below:

 Source: Ghana Stock Exchange

CURRENCY MARKET

The Cedi retracted against the USD for the week. It traded at GH¢10.9500/$, compared with GH¢10.8000/$ at week open, reflecting w/w and YTD depreciations of 0.74% and 3.95% respectively. This compares with a depreciation of 3.92% a year ago.      

The Cedi also tightened against the GBP for the week. It traded at GH¢15.0240/£, compared with GH¢14.7751/£ at week open, reflecting w/w and YTD losses of 1.66% and 6.43% respectively. This compares with an appreciation of 3.16% a year ago.

The Cedi weakened against the Euro for the week. It traded at GH¢13.0112/€, compared with GH¢12.8022/€ at week open, reflecting w/w and YTD depreciations of 1.61% and 5.68% respectively. This compares with a depreciation of 4.32% a year ago. 

The Cedi depreciated against the Canadian Dollar for the week. It opened at GH¢7.9240/C$ and closed at GH¢8.0765/C$, reflecting w/w and YTD losses of 1.89% and 5.64%, respectively. This compares with a depreciation of 3.32% a year ago.

 Source: Bank of Ghana

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET

The government raised a sum of GH¢12,306.03 million for the week across the 91-Day, 182-Day, and 364-Day Treasury Bills. This compares with GH¢12,803.79 million raised in the previous week.       

The 91-Day Bill settled at 10.83% p.a. from 11.20% p.a. last week, whilst the 182-Day Bill settled at 12.38% p.a. from 12.67% p.a. last week. The 364-Day Bill settled at 12.82% p.a. from 13.08% p.a. last week.

The tables below highlight primary market activity at the close of the week.

 Source: Bank of Ghana

Source: Bank of Ghana

COMMODITY MARKET

Oil prices hovered at four-month highs, amid fears that rising geopolitical tensions between the U.S. and Iran could result in supply disruptions from the key Middle East producer. Brent futures traded at US$70.69 a barrel, compared to US$65.07 at week's open, reflecting w/w and YTD appreciations of 8.64% and 16.17% respectively.

Gold prices record steep fall since 1983 after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his choice for Fed chair. Gold settled at US$4,745.10, from US$4,979.70 last week, reflecting w/w and YTD appreciations of 4.71% and 8.18% respectively.

The price of Cocoa declined for the week. Cocoa traded at US$4,165.00 per tonne on Friday, from US$4,201.00 last week, reflecting w/w and YTD losses of 0.86% and 31.33% respectively.

International Commodity Prices

Source: www.investing.com

INVESTMENT TERM OF THE WEEK

Lock-Up Period: It is a period when investors can't sell their shares after an IPO or during a hedge fund investment. It helps stabilize the market from being flooded by shares right after a company goes public, and it also prevents stock price swings. This means investors must wait to access their funds. Shares can be sold after the lock-up period ends, which may impact the stock price.

Source:

https://www.investopedia.com/terms/l/lockup-period.asp

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