GSE-Composite Index retreated as ETI reaches year low

Following losses on three banking stocks, the GSE-Composite Index retreated to 1,667.26 points, from the previous closing of 1,676.59 points. The year-to-date return on the local bourse fell 47bps to -16.42%.

The GSE Financial Stock Index also lost ground. It closed 13.39 points lower at 1,558.69 points. The return on financial stocks fell to -19.24% from -18.55%.

The turnover on the market was 0.05 million, 89.13% less than the previous session's trade volume. Trades in ETI represented 76.73% of the turnover. The total value recorded from trading was GHS0.05 million, of which SCB chalked up 42.77%. 

ETI dropped by a pesewa to close at a year-low of GHS0.10, amidst excess supply of the stock. The stock price may slip further if the sell-side pressure persists. EGH and SCB also saw their share prices depreciate. No gainers were recorded.

EGL, ETI & TOTAL slipped by a pesewa each whiles ALW gained 2 on GSE

The stock market was down on Monday after losses on three stocks. The GSE Composite Index closed at 1,787.94 points, down 7.79 points from 1,795.73 points. The yield on the bourse is -10.38%.

The GSE financial stock index also lost ground, shedding 10.57 points to 1,675.23 points.

EGL traded the most shares, accounting for 40.96% of the 0.15 million shares traded and 45.55% of the GHS0.32 million realized from trading. The traded value on the bourse declined by 37.61% from the previous closing whereas the turnover went up by 15.17%.

EGL, ETI and TOTAL slipped by a pesewa each to close trading at GHS2.41, GHS0.19 and GHS3.95 respectively. ALW was up by GHS0.02 to close at GHS0.13.

Courtesy- CBL

Transactions Review: Half Year 2012 on Ghana Stock Exchange (CBL Research)

CBL Research: - Half Year 2012 trading results of the Ghana Stock Exchange indicate that a total of 72.54 million shares changed hands on the market representing a 12.04% decline from the 82.47 million shares that were traded on the market for the first half of 2011. Out of the 72.54 million shares traded on the GSE for HYR 2012, a total of 40.07 million shares (representing 55.24%) were financial stocks thus maintaining the sector as the lead sector of the market in terms of volume. The FMCGs and Pharmaceuticals sector had a 23.18% share of the total market volume for the period. This was largely due to a block trade in AYRTN that was executed in March 2012.

Fri.18.05.12: Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Market Update.

Friday, GSE Market Update;

CAL Brokers: 

Courtesy: CAL Brokers

In the market today, the major indices, the GSE-Composite Index and the GSE-Financial Stock Index, gained some ground following price appreciation in two equities.

The GSE-Composite Index closed at 1,046.94 points from 1,041.30 points and the financial stock benchmark closed 6.99 points higher at 910.75 points. The year-to-date return on the market rose to 8.04%. 

Market Participants: List of Stock Brokerage Firms in Ghana

Most people have been asking me about who to contact if they want to start an investment. I have realized that most people in Ghana do not know who to contact or where to go in order to buy shares of companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. I must admit that, some brokers in Ghana do not approach people to talk to them about investments or contact potential investors.
Moreover, people are very ignorant about the various investment instruments that exist in these brokerage firms. It is bad for the growth of the market.
So, I have decided to list the various broker/dealers in the Ghanaian financial market and their websites or locations. I believe this would help some potential or young investors to know where to go, or who to talk to.

As listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange's website, these are some market participants (Licensed Dealing Members );

CAL BROKERS LIMITED

CDH SECURITIES LTD

DATABANK BROKERAGE LIMITED

EDC STOCKBROKERS LIMITED

FIRST ATLANTIC BROKERS LTD

GOLD COAST SECURITIES LIMITED

HFC BROKERAGE SERVICES LTD

IC SECURITIES (GHANA) LIMITED

MERBAN STOCKBROKERS LIMITED

NEW WORLD RENAISSANCE SECURITIES

NTHC SECURITIES LIMITED

PRUDENTIAL SECURITIES LTD.

SDC BROKERAGE SERVICES LTD.

SIC-FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD.

STRATEGIC AFRICAN SECURITIES LTD.

WORLDWIDE SECURITIES LIMITED

AFRICAN ALLIANCE SECURITIES GHANA LIMITED

LIBERTY CAPITAL GHANA LIMITED 

FIRSTBANC BROKERAGE SERVICES LTD.

STANBIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LIMITED

Please follow the links above to find more about these Market participants or Brokerage firms. There are other market participants like Custodians, Registrars and Government Securities Dealers. The link to the Ghana Stock Exchange website would help you find out more.
Don't forget to come back to this blog. eStock Analysis Blog would always get you the information you need to be a better investor.
You can always ask questions or leave a comment, I'll gladly answer or help you find the answer.

Keep investing..

Tues. 15.05.12: Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) Market Update.

Tuesday GSE Market Update:

The second day of trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange this week has ended with some equities trading shares.

A 3.26% price gain in Tullow Oil (TLW) pushed the GSE-Composite index up, despite losses in two equities, to close the day at 1,048.50 points from 1,048.38 points. The change brings the year-to-date return to 8.20% as reported by CAL Brokers.

Courtesy: CAL Broker Ltd. (15.05.2012)

The Financial Stock Index however, declined by 0.69 points to close at 908.83 points.

A total of 0.99 million shares valued at GHS 0.50 million were traded. The trade volume and value, compared to the previous session, increased by more than five and six times respectively.

CAL Bank (CAL) dominated trading in terms of volume, accounting for 78.57% of the total trade volume while Unilever Ghana (UNIL) led in terms of value with 47.39%.

TLW was the only gainer.  Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) and Enterprise Group ltd (EGL) recorded losses.


Courtesy: Ghana Stock Exchange & CAL Brokers

Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE): Market Update: 08.05.12

In today's trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE Composite Index went up by 7.13 point to close at 1,059.64 points. A gain in the share price of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated (ETI) held off the losses in two other equities to push the Index.
Since ETI is a financial stock, the GSE Financial Stock Index also closed at 921.40 points from a previous of 910.92 points. This Index is still trading below the base index of 1000 points. As reported by CAL Brokers (CBL), the overall market return climbed to 9.35%.
The volume of shares traded increased by 57.81% amounting to a 12.93% increase in value, compared to the previous session. About 0.28 million shares valued at GHS 0.11 million were traded.
Out of the total volume traded, GOIL out-performed all other equities by trading 83.45 % of volume and this is about 77.09% of the traded value.
ETI was the only gainer and although it closed at GHS 0.14 from GHS 0.13 (1 pesewa gained), it had the capacity to move the market index up by some points despite the loses recorded by Standard Chartered Bank (SCB) [ -0.1%] and TOTAL [-0.15%] to close at GHS 51.30 and GHS 26.14 respectively.

Courtesy: Ghana Stock Exchange & CAL Brokers Ltd (CBL)