There was a big increase in trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) on Tuesday, October 21, 2025, even though the main market index went down a little.
Investors traded 1.53 million shares worth GH¢2.74 million, much higher than Monday’s 220,174 shares valued at GH¢440,603.87.
The GSE Composite Index, which shows the overall performance of the market, fell slightly by 21.76 points to 8,468.44 points. The total value of all listed companies, known as market capitalization, also dropped a bit to GH¢167.74 billion from GH¢168.02 billion on Monday.
However, the GSE Financial Stocks Index, which tracks the performance of banks and financial companies, went up by 13.52 points to 4,078.42 points.
Several bank shares recorded price increases. CalBank PLC rose to GH¢0.90, Societe Generale Ghana PLC moved to GH¢2.41, GCB Bank PLC increased to GH¢15.60, and Clydestone Ghana PLC also went up to GH¢0.19. Fan Milk PLC gained to close at GH¢7.99.
The only loss recorded was by the NewGold ETF, which went down to GH¢447.65.
So far this year, the GSE Composite Index has gone up by 73.23 percent, and the Financial Stocks Index has also grown by 71.31 percent.
