Trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange on the closing day of last week(22nd May 2026 )ended on a mixed note as the benchmark GSE-Composite Index edged up while the Financial Stock Index retreated.
Equity Market
The GSE-Composite Index gained 0.20% to close at 14,518.96 points, up from 14,489.47 the previous day. Year-to-date, the index has gained an impressive 65.55%. The GSE-Financial Stock Index however declined by 0.76% to settle at 7,881.22 points, down from 7,941.28, though it remains 69.59% higher year-to-date.
Trading activity slowed significantly with volume traded dropping 51.70% to 2,351,894 shares from 4,869,431 the previous session. Despite the lower volumes, value traded surged 151.60% to GHS 13,967,514.42 from GHS 5,551,489.69.
Fixed Income Market
Total fixed income market volume rose 10.99% to GHS 794,928,231 from GHS 716,243,249 the previous day. DDEP Bonds recorded the strongest growth, climbing 50.02% to 294,390,861. Treasury Bills however declined 3.38% to 495,695,951 while Corporate Bonds fell sharply by 39.58% to 4,244,900.
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