Telecoms and financials drive historic highs on the GSE

SIC: +57.9%
SOGEGH: +52.0%
EGL: +51.1%
ACCESS: +35.7%
SCB: +33.0%

The market pushed into uncharted territory this week, crossing historic milestones fueled by heavy buying interest.

GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI): Surged to close at 12,869.20. It gained 334.89 points (2.67%) on Friday alone, capping a phenomenal 1-week gain of 9.01%. This pushes the overall Year-to-Date (YTD) gain to an impressive 46.74%.
GSE Financial Stocks Index (GSE-FSI): Jumped by 5% on Friday to settle at 7,692.88, recording a massive 1-week gain of 17.25% and bringing its YTD growth to 65.54%.
Market Capitalization: Hit an all-time high, climbing to GH¢ 235.74 billion.

Friday witnessed a spectacular frenzy of market activity:

A massive 24.11 million shares changed hands in a single day, valued at over GH¢ 135.7 million (a 513% improvement in volume compared to Thursday).
MTN Ghana (Scancom PLC) was the absolute standout, dominating the market with 22.87 million shares traded. The telecommunications giant drove much of the market's value after announcing record-breaking 2025 profits and a proposed final dividend of GH₵0.40 per share.

Market breadth for the week was heavily positive, with insurance and banking stocks completely dominating the rally.

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The Lone Loser:

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The banking and telecommunications sectors clearly led the charge in pushing the exchange to these new highs.