{
  "id": 5710639,
  "title": "GSE showed strong performance in August 2026 despite recording more stock losses",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/gse-showed-strong-performance-in-august-2026-despite-recording-more",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-05T04:05:56.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Joy Business",
    "slug": "joy-business",
    "url": "https://www.myjoyonline.com/gse-showed-strong-performance-in-august-2026-despite-recording-more-stock-losses/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) demonstrated a robust performance in August 2026, with the Composite Index and Financial Stock Index achieving impressive returns of 71.90% and 70.09% respectively. Trading activity surged, with 133,867 transactions recorded, marking a staggering 323.86% increase compared to the same period in the previous year. The top price gainers for the month included Dannex Ayrton Starwin PLC (313.6%), Digicut Production & Advertising PLC (211.1%), Hords PLC (125.6%), Unilever Ghana PLC (35.6%), Clydestone (Ghana) PLC (25.9%), and Cocoa Processing Co. PLC (17.6%). Conversely, 16 stocks experienced losses, with the most significant declines observed in GCB Bank PLC (-8.4%), Enterprise Group PLC (-33.1%), and Atlantic Lithium Ltd. (-15.2%). In the Ghana Fixed Income Market (GFIM), trading volume surged to 48.99 billion, marking a 104.77% increase compared to the same period last year. Treasury Bills led the volume traded at 45.98%, followed by Government Notes and Bonds at 52.77%, and Corporate Bonds at 1.25%.",
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "GSE showed strong performance in August 2026 despite recording more stock losses",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/05/gse-showed-strong-performance-in-august-2026-despite-recording-more-5710725",
        "published": "2026-09-05T04:05:56.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}