Ghana Stock Exchange at the end of the week ending Jul 11, could be regarded as exhibiting mixed personalities, with the indices being down, but at the end of the week a few more stocks were up in price that those that fell.
The overall market took a breather from its recent gains by week end, as the main index having started at the week at 2,392.68 points, ended at 2,365.72 points. The Financial index closed at 2,144.52, down from 2,163.13 at the end of the previous week. For the week, 8 stocks recorded gains versus 7 that declined. A total of 1,314,746 units traded during the week.
Of the 38 listings, 18 had bids and 22 offers, as the market continues to reflect lack of interest in a large portion of the market.
Stocks with the major prices changes during the week are, Benso Oil Palm Plantation up 8 percent, Mega African Capital up 6 percent and Produce Buying Company up 6 percent but Camelot Ghana fell 7 percent followed by Guinness Ghana Breweries down 6 percent and HFC Bank down 6 percent.
Ghana Stock market down for week
July 13, 2014 by IC Insider.com
Filed Under: Global Market, Stock Market Tagged With: Benso Oil Palm Plantation, Camelot Ghana, Ghana Stock Exchange, Guinness Ghana Breweries, HFC Bank, Mega African Capital, Produce Buying Company
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