STOCK MARKET REVIEW

The Ghana Stock Exchange closed lower for the week on the back of price declines by 4 counters. The GSE Composite Index (GSE CI) lost 4.30 points (-0.18%) to close at 2,434.44 points, reflecting a year-to-date (YTD) loss of 0.39%. The GSE Financial Stocks Index (GSE FI) lost 2.17 points (-0.11%) to  close the week at 2,044.98 points, reflecting a YTD loss of 0.37%.

Market capitalization decreased by 0.08% to close the week at GH¢64,553.59 million, from GH¢64,607.91 million at the close of the previous week. This reflects a YTD appreciation of 0.07%.

Trading activity recorded a total of 693,771 shares valued at GH¢1,535,678.12 changing hands, compared with 264,276 shares, valued at GH¢430,743.65  in the preceding week.

MTN  dominated volume of trades for the week whiles GCB dominated value of trades,  accounting for 47.48% and 67.51% of shares traded respectively.

The market ended the week with 1 advancer and 4 laggards as indicated on the table below. `

 Source: Ghana Stock Exchange

CURRENCY MARKET

The Cedi weakened against the USD for the week. It traded at GH¢10.3559/$, compared with GH¢10.3357/$ at week open, reflecting w/w and YTD depreciations of 0.20% and 17.19% respectively. This compares with YTD depreciation of 0.06% a year ago.      

The Cedi similarly weakened against the GBP for the week. It traded at GH¢12.7979/£, compared with GH¢12.6184/£ at week open, reflecting w/w and YTD depreciations of 1.40% and 19.43% respectively. This compares with YTD depreciation of 0.26% a year ago.

The Cedi again lost  against the Euro for the week. It traded at GH¢11.2026/€, compared with GH¢11.1915/€ at week open, reflecting w/w and YTD depreciations of 0.10% and 18.36% respectively. This compares with YTD appreciation of 0.13% a year ago.        

The Cedi meanwhile strengthened against the Canadian Dollar for the week. It opened at GH¢7.7052/C$ but closed at GH¢7.6866/C$, reflecting w/w gain and YTD depreciation of 13.49% and 17.95% respectively. This compares with YTD depreciation of 1.06% a year ago.

 Source: Bank of Ghana

GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET

Government raised a sum of GH¢1,930.74 million for the week across the 91-Day , 182-Day and 364-Day Treasury Bills. This compared with GH¢1,713.41 million raised in the previous week.

The 91-Day Bill settled at 35.63% p.a from 35.46% p.a. last week whilst the 182-Day Bill settled at  35.81% p.a from 35.83% p.a. last week. The  364-Day Bill settled at  35.56% p.a from 35.92% p.a. last week

The table and graph below highlight primary market yields at close of the week.

 Source: Bank of Ghana

COMMODITY MARKET

Oil prices edged higher for the week on hopes the ending of COVID restrictions in China will result in a sharp increase in economic activity and thus demand for energy from the world’s largest crude importer. Brent futures traded at US$87.63 a barrel, compared to US$85.28 at week open, reflecting w/w and YTD appreciations of 2.76% and 2.00% respectively.

Gold prices maintained their luster for a fifth week in a row as bullish investors pushed toward a test of the $1,950 an ounce level at week end. Gold settled at US$1,928.20, from US$1,921.70 last week, reflecting w/w and YTD appreciations of 0.34% and 5.59% respectively.

The price of Cocoa recorded a decrease for the week. The commodity traded at US$2,569.00  per tonne on Friday, from US$2,651.00 last week, reflecting  w/w  and YTD depreciations of 3.09% and 1.19% respectively.

International Commodity Prices

Source: www.investing.com

BUSINESS TERM OF THE WEEK

Price Skimming:  Price skimming is a product pricing strategy by which a firm charges the highest initial price that customers will pay and then lowers it over time. As the demand of the first customers is satisfied and competition enters the market, the firm lowers the price to attract another, more price-sensitive segment of the population.

Source: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/priceskimming.asp

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