Danish delegation
arrives for talks with AGI
GSE All-Share Index closes lower
Danish delegation
arrives for talks with AGI
Accra (Greater Accra) 16 Oct. 2000
A four-member Confederation of
Danish Industries delegation led by the Director General of the organisation,
Mr Hass Skov Christensen, arrived in Accra on Sunday to hold discussions with
officials of the Association of Ghana Industries (AGI) to strengthen
collaboration began about two years ago.
Mr Chistensen, who is also a
member of the board of DANIDA, said he would assess some projects between the
organisation and their Ghanaian counterparts.
He said the delegation would
assess areas the Confederation could support AGI to ensure industrial
development in Ghana.
Mr Chistensen noted that many
Danish companies are operating in Ghana and expressed the hope that they would
transfer appropriate technology to the country.
The President of AGI, Mr Kofi
Kludjeson, Mr Charles Mensah, Vice President of the Association and the Danish
Ambassador, Mr Ole Blischer Olsen, met the delegation on arrival.
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Accra (Greater Accra) 16 Oct. 2000
The GSE All-Share Index, the key
gauge of the Ghana Stock Exchange, closed lower by 5.59 points Monday, pushed
down by a 100 cedi loss by Guinness Ghana Limited (GGL).
The index, which also lost on
Friday, dipped Monday despite gains by Aluworks (ALW). It closed at 847.03
points, down from 852.98 on Friday. ALW has continued its impressive gains in
recent weeks, gaining 45 cedis in Monday's trading.
Total shares traded fell heavily
from 329,200 Friday to 12,800 Monday.
Shares offered far out-stripped
bids. Offers closed trading at 909,910 compared to 1.6 million recorded on
Friday.
Bids dropped to 87,200 shares,
down from 469,600 at the previous session. Market capitalisation decreased to
3,613.82 billion cedis from 3,624.94 billion cedis.
On the broader market, there were
two price changes - one down and the other up. GGL lost 100 cedis to close
trading down at 700 cedis while ALW gained 45 cedis to open the week at 3,150
cedis.
The following are the last prices
of listed equities in cedis:
ABL 627
AGC 18,600
ALW 3,150 +45
BAT 438
CFAO 40
EIC 2,010
FML 1,100
GBL 1,350
GCB 1,600
GGL 700 -100
HFC 950
MGL 200
MLC 149
MOGL 18,500
PAF 300
PBC 520
PZ 600
SCB 22,000
SPPC 220
SSB 2,105
UNIL 1,350
CMLT 425
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