The benchmark GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) on Monday, decreased by 8.52 points to close trading at 2,543.22 points representing a YTD loss of -8.82% on stock prices.
The GSE Financial Stock Index (GSE FSI) also lost 15.47 points to close trading at 2,171.56 points translating into a YTD gain of 0.92% on financial equities.
Trading activity on the burse on Monday, saw fourteen (14) equities being traded with trading session ending with one (1) gainer and two (2) decliners.
SIC Insurance Company Ltd.(SIC) was the sole gainer as it gained GH¢0.01 to close at GH¢0.31 whereas GCB Bank PLC. (GCB) and Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI) were the decliners as they lost GH¢0.06 and GH¢0.01 to close at GH¢5.00 and GH¢0.17 respectively.
GAINER & DECLINERS
| Ticker | Close Price (GH¢) | Open Price (GH¢) | Change (GH¢) | YTD Change |
| SIC | 0.31 | 0.30 | 0.01 | 287.50% |
| GCB | 5.00 | 5.06 | -0.06 | -4.58% |
| ETI | 0.17 | 0.18 | -0.01 | 21.43% |
At the close of trading activity on Monday, market capitalization of the stock market settled at GH¢ 61.99 billion.
In all, a total of 744,981 shares valued at GH¢ 605,871.93 was traded on the day with MTNGH accounting for 44.49% of the total value traded as well as the stock with the largest volumes traded.
TOP TRADED EQUITIES
| Ticker | Volume | Value (GH¢) |
| MTNGH | 326,444 | 293,799.60 |
| CAL | 271,948 | 217,558.40 |
| SIC | 128,361 | 39,408.30 |
| PBC | 4,900 | 98.00 |
| EGH | 4,700 | 35,720.00 |
Meanwhile, the GSE recorded an all-time high value traded of GH¢607.31 million in the month of May 2022.
Activity on the market remained high as the number of transactions in the month was 1,913 as compared to 1,618 for the same period last year.
Volume traded was 657,115,501 valued at GH¢ 607,313,468.20, both up 1,015.12% and 735.05% respectively on volumes and values traded same period last year.
Cumulative volume (1,042,836,043) and value (GH¢ 1,016,336,079.24) traded for the year represent an increase of 260.06% and295.12%overthe same period last year.
source norvanreportd
