GSE Year to Date (YTD) return hits 27.8% on June 23
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Composite Index commenced the trading week on Monday, June 23, 2025, on a strong note, gaining 39.87 points to close at 6,250.15 points.
This upward movement pushed the benchmark index’s Year-to-Date (YTD) return to 27.85%.
Similarly, the Financial Stock Index advanced by 24.33 points, closing at 3,347.77 points and registering an impressive YTD return of 40.62%.
Despite the strong performance of the indices, the overall market capitalisation dipped by GH¢505.72 million, ending the session at GH¢137.35 billion.
The drop in market capitalisation is attributable to downward price adjustments in select heavyweight counters.
Market activity saw a sharp increase, with total volumes traded rising by 755.20% compared to the previous session.
In total, 2,622,541 shares exchanged hands, amounting to a turnover of GH¢8,040,616.07.
TOTAL and GLD led the pack of gainers, closing higher at GH¢27.50 and GH¢362.05 respectively signaling renewed investor interest in energy and commodity-linked equities.
MTN Ghana (MTNGH) dominated trading activity for the day, accounting for the bulk of the volume with 2,415,566 shares traded at a total value of GH¢7,122,523.36.
Other active counters included Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI), GCB Bank, CAL Bank, and SIC Insurance, which rounded out the top five most traded equities by volume.
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