The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) continued its upward trajectory on Monday, August 11, 2025, with both benchmark indices posting solid gains amid a sharp spike in trading volumes.
The GSE Composite Index advanced to 7,411.94 points, bringing its year-to-date rise to 51.62 percent while the Financial Stock Index closed at 3,414.69 points, up 43.43 percent since the start of the year.
Market capitalisation climbed to GH¢151.13 billion.
Cedi continues to sell at GH¢10.60 to a dollar on interbank market
Turnover soared 166.73 per cent to GH¢30.02 million with volumes traded nearly tripling to 7.84 million shares.
The rally was driven largely by MTN Ghana, which accounted for the bulk of trading value at GH¢29.25m from 7.4m shares.
TBL, Ecobank Ghana and MTN Ghana led gainers adding GH¢0.10, GH¢0.10 and GH¢0.02 respectively.
Gold-backed exchange-traded fund GLD was the sole decliner, slipping GH¢3.57 to GH¢404.42.
Dividend announcements are set to bolster the upward trajectory further with payouts due from GOIL, Enterprise Group, Societe Generale Ghana, TotalEnergies, AngloGold Ashanti and Camelot Ghana in August and September.
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