Benso Palm Plantation PLC. (BOPP) at the eclose of Tuesday’s trafing session, emerged as a front-runner, witnessing a robust surge of GH¢2.00 per share to culminate at GH¢22.00 per share price.
Conversely, CAL Bank PLC. (CAL) faced headwinds, experiencing a marginal dip of GH¢0.01, concluding the day at GH¢0.49 per share.
The aggregate market capitalization of the local bourse manifested a marginal uptick, ascending by 0.09% to anchor at GH¢73.23 billion.
Notably, trading volumes witnessed a meteoric rise, with 849,701 shares transacted — marking a staggering uptick of 3739.07%. In tandem, the value of these shares surged exponentially by 9072.13%, reaching GH¢3,811,543.05. This brisk trading activity was underscored by exchanges involving fifteen distinct stocks.
CAL Bank PLC. remained at the epicenter of trading activities, with a substantial trade volume of 409,585 shares, translating to a monetary value of GH¢200,696.82.
Meanwhile, TOTAL emerged as a formidable player, ranking second in terms of trading volume and clinching the title of the most valuable stock of the day. The oil giant traded 380,062 shares, aggregating a valuation of GH¢3,420,542.96.
The benchmark GSE-Composite Index of the Ghana Stock Exchange depicted an optimistic trajectory, notching a gain of 57.38 points to culminate at 2,411.40 points resulting in the Year-To-Date (YTD) return of 25.59%. In parallel, the GSE Financial Stocks Index plateaued, settling at 2,036.05 points, and reflecting a YTD return of -0.81%.
Source:norvanreports