The Ghana Stock Exchange resumed trading after the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday on a sombre note, with the benchmark GSE Composite Index shedding 375.03 points to close at 15,316.66, as investors returned to a broad-based sell-off across the financial sector.
Trading data for the 7,177th session, held on March 24, 2026, revealed significant declines in banking and insurance stocks, while Benso Palm Plantation PLC maintained its historic triple-digit price level achieved in the previous session.
Total volume of shares traded for the session reached 1,754,120, with aggregate value hitting GH¢8,103,202.93.
BOPP Holds Firm at GH¢100
Benso Palm Plantation PLC (BOPP) maintained its historic milestone, holding steady at GH¢100.00 with no price change. The agricultural sector star, which became the first Ghanaian stock to cross the GH¢100 barrier in Thursday’s session, saw 1,000 shares change hands, contributing GH¢100,000 to total market value.
The stock’s closing bid price of GH¢100.00 and offer price of GH¢110.00 suggest continued bullish sentiment among investors.
Financial stocks suffer heavy losses
The banking and financial services sector bore the brunt of Tuesday’s sell-off. Ecobank Ghana PLC (EGH) plunged by GH¢5.38 to close at GH¢50.52, representing one of the steepest declines of the session.
Fan Milk PLC (FML) tumbled by GH¢1.53 to close at GH¢13.79, while Societe Generale Ghana PLC (SOGEGH) shed GH¢0.87 to GH¢7.86. SIC Insurance Company PLC (SIC) declined by GH¢0.45 to GH¢4.09, and Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI) fell GH¢0.23 to GH¢2.22.
Cal Bank PLC (CAL) dropped GH¢0.02 to GH¢0.75, while Enterprise Group PLC (EGL) edged down GH¢0.02 to GH¢12.11. Scancom PLC (MTNGH) slipped GH¢0.03 to GH¢6.50, despite being the most actively traded counter with 605,217 shares changing hands, contributing GH¢3,935,884.02 to total market value.
Mixed performance across other stocks
Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC (RBGH) remained unchanged at GH¢5.38, while Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) held steady at GH¢7.85. Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC (SCB) closed flat at GH¢79.25, and TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana PLC (TOTAL) remained at GH¢39.80.
Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC (GGBL) closed unchanged at GH¢15.94, while Unilever Ghana PLC (UNIL) held at GH¢28.46. NewGold (GLD) remained unchanged at GH¢546.00.
Unchanged stocks
A significant number of stocks recorded no price movement during Tuesday’s session, including Access Bank (ACCESS), Agricultural Development Bank (ADB), AngloGold Ashanti (AGA), Aluworks (ALW), Asante Gold Corporation (ASG), Atlantic Lithium (ALLGH), Clydestone (CLYD), Camelot (CMLT), Cocoa Processing Company (CPC), Dannex Ayrton Starwin (DASPHARMA), First Atlantic Bank (FAB), GCB Bank (GCB), Mega African Capital (MAC), PBC, Trust Bank Gambia (TBL), Tullow Oil (TLW), and the various GAX-listed stocks.
Market summary
The GSE-CI has now gained 74.64 per cent since the start of the year, while the financial stocks index remains up 102.43 per cent despite Tuesday’s sharp pullback.
Tuesday’s session marked a return to trading following the Eid-ul-Fitr holiday, with investors taking profits in financial stocks that had seen significant gains in recent months. BOPP’s ability to maintain its GH¢100 level provided a bright spot in an otherwise subdued session.
Gainers
No stocks recorded a price increase during Tuesday’s trading session.
Laggards
Ecobank Ghana PLC (EGH): GH¢ -5.38 (closed at GH¢50.52)
Fan Milk PLC (FML): GH¢ -1.53 (closed at GH¢13.79)
Societe Generale Ghana PLC (SOGEGH): GH¢ -0.87 (closed at GH¢7.86)
SIC Insurance Company PLC (SIC): GH¢ -0.45 (closed at GH¢4.09)
Ecobank Transnational Inc. (ETI): GH¢ -0.23 (closed at GH¢2.22)
Scancom PLC (MTNGH): GH¢ -0.03 (closed at GH¢6.50)
Cal Bank PLC (CAL): GH¢ -0.02 (closed at GH¢0.75)
Enterprise Group PLC (EGL): GH¢ -0.02 (closed at GH¢12.11)
Unchanged stocks
Access Bank Ghana PLC (ACCESS) — GH¢46.62
Agricultural Development Bank (ADB) — GH¢5.06
AngloGold Ashanti PLC (AGA) — GH¢37.00
Aluworks PLC (ALW) — GH¢0.10
Asante Gold Corporation (ASG) — GH¢8.89
Atlantic Lithium Ltd (ALLGH) — GH¢6.52
Benso Palm Plantation PLC (BOPP) — GH¢100.00
Clydestone (Ghana) PLC (CLYD) — GH¢0.99
Camelot Ghana PLC (CMLT) — GH¢0.14
Cocoa Processing Co. PLC (CPC) — GH¢0.09
Dannex Ayrton Starwin PLC (DASPHARMA) — GH¢0.41
Enterprise Group PLC (EGL) — GH¢12.11
First Atlantic Bank PLC (FAB) — GH¢7.84
GCB Bank PLC (GCB) — GH¢45.77
Ghana Oil Company Limited (GOIL) — GH¢7.85
Guinness Ghana Breweries PLC (GGBL) — GH¢15.94
Mega African Capital PLC (MAC) — GH¢5.20
PBC Ltd. (PBC) — GH¢0.02
Republic Bank (Ghana) PLC (RBGH) — GH¢5.38
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana PLC (SCB) — GH¢79.25
Trust Bank Gambia PLC (TBL) — GH¢1.20
TotalEnergies Marketing Ghana PLC (TOTAL) — GH¢39.80
Tullow Oil PLC (TLW) — GH¢11.92
Unilever Ghana PLC (UNIL) — GH¢28.46
NewGold (GLD) — GH¢546.00
Hords PLC (HORDS) — GH¢0.10
Intravenous Infusions Limited (IIL) — GH¢0.05
Digicut Production & Advertising PLC (DIGICUT) — GH¢0.09
Samba Foods PLC (SAMBA) — GH¢0.55
Meridian Marshalls Holding Company (MMH) — GH¢0.10
Source:
www.graphic.com.gh
