GSE bullish run continues in July

 The bullish per­formance of the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) continued in July this year with its Composite Index soaring by 11.90 per cent.

On the equities market, the GSE Composite Index increased by 11.90 per cent in July to close the month at 6,992.29 points, bringing its year-to-date (YTD) gain to 43.03 per cent. This was contained in the Summary of July 2025 Market Activities sighted by the Ghanaian Times.

The report also indicated that the GSE Financial Stock Index “recorded a 1.51 per cent increase, reaching 3,427.06 points, resulting in a year-to-date gain of 43.95 per cent.”

Top price gainers for the month included Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC, which jumped by 59.09 per cent, Clydestone (Ghana) PLC (25.00 per cent), Scancom PLC (21.16 per cent), Access Bank Ghana PLC (20.44 per cent), TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana PLC (16.11 per cent), Trust Bank Gambia Ltd (9.89 per cent), Ghana Oil Company PLC (7.00 per cent), Fan Milk PLC (5.37 per cent) and NewGold (5.04 per cent).

On the losing side, Intrave­nous Infusions PLC fell by 20.00 per cent, SIC Insurance Company PLC by 7.89 per cent, GCB Bank PLC by 4.80 per cent, Ecobank Transnational Inc by 3.53 per cent, Société Générale Ghana PLC by 2.91 per cent, CalBank PLC by 1.82 per cent and Unilever Ghana PLC by 0.05 per cent.

Trading activity on the Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) surged in July, recording a total volume of 21.42 billion, an “im­pressive 81.56 per cent increase over the previous month of 11.80 billion,” according to the report.

Treasury Bills accounted for 35.39 per cent of volumes traded, whilst Government Notes and Bonds contributed 54.41 per cent. Bank of Ghana Bills comprised 4.88 per cent, and Corporate Bonds accounted for 5.32 per cent.

On a year-on-year basis, GFIM volumes rose by 54.48 per cent, underscoring what the report de­scribed as “sustained investor con­fidence and market momentum.” Year-to-date, total trading volume stood at 129.66 billion, represent­ing a 51.97 per cent increase com­pared to the 85.32 billion recorded for the same period in 2024.

The equities segment also recorded significant growth in July, with 358.20 million shares traded at a value of GH¢ 1.730 billion. This represented a “1,013.14 per cent increase in volume and a 1,248.86 per cent increase in val­ue” compared to June 2025.

 BY KINGSLEY ASARE

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