Half Year Performance of Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP)

The first half financial results for 2012 are coming in from the various companies listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. Let's look at them one by one, starting from Benso Oil Palm Plantation.

An unaudited financial result released by Benso Oil Palm Plantation (BOPP) dated 30^th June 2012 reveals that, the company’s profit before tax was up 122% against same period last year.

BOPP is currently priced at GHC 1.57 on the Ghana Stock Exchange and has recorded some impressive figures.

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.

Sector by Sector Market Capitalization for 1st Half, 2012 on Ghana Stock Exchange

Courtesy: CBL Research

By the end of the first half of 2012, the most capitalized sector on GSE is the Mining and Oil Sector. This sector had a market capitalization of GHS 48,874.46 million, making 88.81%. This sector can boast of a mining giant,

Overview of the First Half of 2012 on the Ghana Stock Exchange: Half Year Review.

With a market capitalization of about GHS 55,015.14 million ( USD 31,612.04 million ), the Ghana Stock Exchange closed the first half of the year on a good note and has began the second half with great prospects.

The market’s major index which includes all listed stocks, The GSE Composite Index (GSE CI) opened the year below the base index (1000) with 969.03 points. As at the last trading session in the first half, the GSE CI recorded 1045.48 point with a percentage change of 7.89% as compared to 18.89% gain in the same period last year.