GSE posts modest gain as TotalEnergies, GCB lead post-easter recovery

The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) reopened after the Easter holidays with a modest gain, as investors returned to select counters in Tuesday’s trading session.

The GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) added 40.41 points to close at 13,081.19, while the GSE Financial Stocks Index (GSE-FSI) rose 37.9 points to settle at 7,931.48.

Market capitalisation increased to GH¢244.37 billion, up from GH¢243.85 billion in the previous session. Total volume of shares traded reached 2,216,139, with aggregate value hitting GH¢10,175,677.61.

TotalEnergies Leads Gainers

TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana PLC emerged as the session’s standout performer, surging by GH¢2.56 to close at GH¢37.20. The oil marketing company, which recently recommended a final dividend of GH¢2.3375 per share for the 2025 financial year, attracted significant investor interest with 3,817 shares traded.

GCB Bank PLC gained GH¢0.64 to close at GH¢25.00, while Cal Bank PLC added GH¢0.05 to GH¢0.74. Clydestone (Ghana) PLC rose by GH¢0.01 to GH¢1.09.

MTN Ghana Holds Steady in Heavy Trading

Scancom PLC (MTNGH) remained unchanged at GH¢5.45 despite being the most actively traded counter. A total of 1,253,266 shares changed hands—accounting for more than half of all trading activity—contributing GH¢6,831,204.83 to total market value.

Laggards Weigh on Market

Enterprise Group PLC declined by GH¢0.07 to close at GH¢11.70, while Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC shed GH¢0.44 to GH¢15.50.

A significant number of stocks recorded no price movement during the session, including Access Bank, Ecobank Ghana, Fan Milk, GOIL, Standard Chartered Bank, Tullow Oil, Unilever, and NewGold, among others. All stocks on the Ghana Alternative Market remained unchanged.

Market Summary

The GSE-CI has now gained 49.15 percent since the start of the year, while the financial stocks index remains up 70.67 percent year-to-date.

Tuesday’s session brought a quiet reopening to the market after the Easter break, with TotalEnergies providing the biggest boost while most other stocks traded within narrow ranges.