Market Watch

Ghana: The trading on Ghana bourse close on a positive note today. The benchmark Composite index climbed by 7.33pts to 2,189.46pts; this brings its year-to-date to -3.17%. Likewise, the financial index dropped 10.14pts to 2,183.59pts (-2.68% year-to-year performance). The market capitalization was recorded at GHS63.624billion. A market activity measured by volume was recorded at 1,144,828 in thirteen shares. Ecobank Translational, UT Bank, Ghana Commercial Bank, SIC Insurance and Societe Generale were the top five most…

Egypt: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) indices showed mixed performance on Thursday, while market capitalisation fell by around EGP 1.3 billion amid pressure from national and Arab sell-offs. The benchmark index EGX30 erased most of its early gains, ending 0.67% higher at 9,640.77 points. The small and mid-cap index EGX70 sagged 0.11% to close at 556.3 points, while the broader index EGX100 inched 0.02% lower to 1,120.18 points. Thursday’s turnover amounted to EGP 821.9 million, generated…

Egypt: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) slid on Tuesday, losing around EGP1.3 billion of its capitalisation as traders booked gains from most leading stocks. The benchmark index EGX30 shut slightly lower by 0.04% at 9709.5 points, while small and mid-cap index EGX70 lost 0.52% to 566.38 points. The broader index EGX100 ended 0.34% lower at 1132.29 points. Today’s turnover amounted to nearly EGP 2 billion, while traded volume reached 153.2 million shares and number of transactions…

Egypt: The Egyptian Exchange (EGX) slid on Tuesday, losing around EGP 1.3 billion of its capitalization as traders booked gains from most leading stocks. The benchmark index EGX30 shut slightly lower by 0.04% at 9709.5 points, while small and mid-cap index EGX70 lost 0.52% to 566.38 points. The broader index EGX100 ended 0.34% lower at 1132.29 points. Today’s turnover amounted to nearly EGP 2 billion, while traded volume reached 153.2 million shares and number of…