Accra (Greater Accra) 16 April 2002- The GSE All-Share Index remained strong on Monday, thanks to a surge in the price of Ghana Commercial Bank (GCB), which was the only gainer on the market. The equity gained 47 cedis to end at 1,750 cedis and lifted the GSE All-Share index by four points to 1,025.63 from 1,021.63 points.
Only three equities sold shares on Monday with GCB selling nearly all the 354,900 shares that changed hands. It sold 351,900, Pioneer Aluminium Factory (700) and Standard Chartered Bank (2,300).
Change for the year rose to 7.29 per cent from 6.87 per cent and market capitalisation was also higher at 4,019.44 billion cedis from 4,011.68 billion cedis. The following are the closing prices of the equities in cedis:
ABL 327
AGC 18,800
ALW 4,300
BAT 645
CFAO 60
EIC 3,201
FML 1,000
GBL 1,000
GCB 1,750 +47
GGL 910
HFC 950
MGL 250
MLC 147
MOGL 18,805
PAF 750
PBC 450
PZ 1,200
SCB 20,500
SPPC 365
SSB 2,706
UNIL 2,910
CMLT 430
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