Stock exchange ends year on a happy note
Scanner at Tema Harbour closed for maintenance
Accra (Greater Accra) 31 December 2001 - The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) All-Share Index ended the year on a happy note on Monday, ending slightly higher, in a year that was dominated by bearish sentiments.
The index, the main gauge of the bourse, went up by 0.11 points after slipping by 3.05 points on Friday. It ended the year at 955.95 points.
Change for the year was also slightly higher at 11.42 points from Friday's close of 11.41 per cent. The number of shares traded inched down at 6,000 from 6,100.
There was only one price change, a 40-cedi gain by Enterprise Insurance Company, which ended the year at 3,050 cedis. Market capitalisation closed the year higher on 3,904.03 billion cedis from Friday's close 3,903.83 billion cedis. The following are the closing prices of listed equities for the year in cedis:
ABL 320
AGC 18,800
ALW 4,300
BAT 627
CFAO 60
EIC 3,050 +40
FML 950
GBL 1,000
GCB 1,570
GGL 901
HFC 952
MGL 241
MLC 145
MOGL 18,500
PAF 800
PBC 450
PZ 1,010
SCB 20,500
SPPC 341
SSB 2,200
UNIL 2,300
CMLT 430
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Accra (Greater Accra) 31 December 2001 - The Scanner at the Tema Harbour is to be closed down from January 14-16. A Ministry of Trade and Industry statement issued in Accra on Monday said the closure was for the semi-annual maintenance. The statement said: "The Ministry is sorry for any inconvenience that the closure may cause, especially, importers."
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Accra (Greater Accra) 31 December 2001
Currency Buying Selling
US Dollar 7,150.00 7,360.45
Pound Sterling 10,357.49 10,666.76
French Franc 964.03 991.25
Swiss Franc 4,266.38 4,389.25
Deutsche Mark 3,231.16 3,362.61
Canadian Dollar 4,497.00 4,627.26
Japanese Yen 54.46 56.06
Dutch Guilder 2,869.59 2,950.53
S/African Rand 596.91 611.84
Euro 6,324.03 6,505.31
CFA Franc 9.64 9.91
Naira 64.31 66.20
Ecowas/WAUA 9,047.47 ----------
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