As Israel’s joint attack with the United States on Iran continues, Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) continued to post significant gains, with the local bourse’s market capitalisation crossing a historic GH¢250 billion.
Market capitalisation is rising, showing that the total value of listed companies is increasing. With a 56.60% return as of March 3rd, 2022, on the GSE, its Composite Index, which measures the percentage change in value of a weighted basket of securities—such as stocks, bonds, or commodities—over a specific period, is also up, indicating overall market growth.
The GSE’s Market capitalisation, which crossed GH¢251.02 billion, increased from GH¢244.52 billion recorded previously, indicating an improved investor position in major equities, according to market reports.
Official figures from the local bourse revealed that this is the first time that GSE had crossed the GH¢250 billion mark, which represented a quarter of GH¢1 trillion.
On the trading front. On Tuesday, March 3, 2026, trading on the GSE closed on a powerful note, witnessing Ghana’s leading telecom network operator, MTN Ghana, being listed on the Ghanaian local bourse in 2018, dominating turnover, with continuous investor interest pushing the benchmark indices higher.
The same telecom company also dominated the traded equities chart by volume, recording GH¢17.83 million with 3.09 million shares valued.
Societe Generale Ghana, Ecobank Ghana and GCB Bank Limited followed accordingly.
While Standard Chartered Bank Ghana and Enterprise Group emerged as top performers on the gainers’ chart. Standard Chartered Bank Ghana’s gains up by GH¢4.29 to close at GH¢47.24.Enterprise Group gained GH¢4.00 to place at GH¢57.00.
Ghana’s macroeconomic indicators showed notable improvement in 2025. Inflation trended downward throughout the year, decreasing from 23.5% in January to 5.4% in December; with an average of 14.6% over the year (compared to 22.9% in 2024).
This was driven by continued maintenance of a tight monetary policy stance, sustained fiscal consolidation efforts, a stable currency and relative improvement in food supply.
The Ghana cedi strengthened significantly in 2025, helping to reduce inflationary pressures and boost consumer confidence. According to the Bank of Ghana, the exchange rate declined from USD/GHS 14.7 in December 2024 to USD/GHS 10.45 in December 2025, marking a 40.7% appreciation of the cedi relative to the US dollar.
