GSE starts week strong as shares rally
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) began the week on a buoyant note, with a broad rally in share prices signalling renewed investor confidence and robust market activity.
Trading on Monday, 15 September 2025, saw a sharp rise in both the Composite Index (GSE-CI) and the Financial Stocks Index (GSE-FSI), reflecting optimism across blue-chip and growth stocks.
Market data showed that a total of 355,634 shares, valued at GHS 1.2 million, changed hands during the session.
The benchmark GSE-CI advanced by 46.68 points, moving from 7,269.40 on Friday to 7,316.08, extending its year-to-date gain to an impressive 49.66 per cent.
Similarly, the GSE-FSI climbed 34 points to close at 3,512.32, pushing its year-to-date growth to 47.53 per cent.
The rally helped lift total market capitalisation, the combined value of all listed companies, to GHS 150.28 billion, underscoring the depth of investor interest as the market heads into the final quarter of the year.
Leading the charge was MTN Ghana (MTNGH), which remained the day’s most heavily traded stock. MTN’s share price edged up from GHS 3.74 to GHS 3.76, accounting for the largest portion of the day’s turnover with 179,750 shares valued at GHS 676,595.37.
Other notable movers included Fan Milk (FML), which gained 5 pesewas to close at GHS 4.67 on the back of 80,944 shares worth GHS 378,005.83. Ecobank Transnational (ETI) added 4 pesewas to end at GHS 0.81, while Ghana Oil Company (GOIL) rose 2 pesewas to GHS 2.35. Clydestone (CLYD) also climbed 1 pesewa, finishing at GHS 0.12.
All five price movers recorded gains, with no declines across the board, highlighting broad-based buying interest and upbeat sentiment among investors.
According to Market analysts, the sustained climb in both the composite index and overall market value reflects growing confidence in the country’s equity market fundamentals, supported by stronger corporate earnings and a relatively stable macroeconomic environment.
