GSE maintains positive run in October 2026; 68m shares traded
Trading activity recorded 88,630 transactions, representing a 59.07% increase compared with the same period last year.
The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) equity market continued its upward trend in October 2026, with the GSE Composite Index and GSE Financial Stock Index achieving gains of 63.08% and 58.98%, respectively. Trading volume surged by 59.07% compared to October 2025, with a total of 68,622,135 shares exchanged, valued at GH¢345,231,828.97, marking a 55.52% increase in volume and 58.94% increase in value compared to the same period last year.
Year-to-date, GSE traded 1,124,927,571 shares at GH¢5,684,813,419.12, reflecting a 74.37% increase in volume and 73.66% growth in value compared to the same period last year. Among the top price gainers for October 2026 were Cocoa Processing Co. PLC, Meridian Marshalls Holdings Company, and Enterprise Group PLC, among others. Conversely, Ecobank Ghana PLC, Standard Chartered Bank PLC, and Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC were among the notable price losers.
Meanwhile, the Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM) recorded a volume traded of 48.13 billion, representing a 65.25% increase compared to the same period in 2025, with year-to-date volume trading at 385.9 billion, marking an 80.23% increase.
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