The Ghana Stock Exchange’s (GSE) year-to-date performance of 73.6% remains one of the strongest in Africa, outpacing Nigeria’s 42.8% gain and Kenya’s 39.8%.
The year-to-date performance of these two stock exchanges were the closest to that of the GSE’s.
Year-to-date performance of other stock exchanges such as EGX-30 (Egypt), JSE ASI (South Africa), BRVM (WAEMU) and BGSMDC (Botswana) were significantly lower than that of the GSE.
The JSE ASI, EGX-30, BRVM and BGSMDC as of the close of trading session on October 10, 2025, had recorded year-to-date performance of 30.83%, 25.68%, 20.48% and 5.61% respectively.
The local bourse extended its bullish run last week, with the benchmark Ghana Stock Exchange Composite Index (GSE-CI) climbing 0.93 per cent to close at 8,488.81 points, lifting its year-to-date gain to 73.65 per cent.
The Financial Stock Index (GSE-FSI) also advanced 1.77 per cent to 3,949.15 points, underpinned by robust gains across key banking counters. Market capitalisation of the GSE increased to GH¢166.74 billion from GH¢165.63 billion in the previous week.
