GSE All-Share Index
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The principal stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange
or GSE is currently the GSE All-Share Index. This index is calculated from the values of each of the market's listings.
Ghana Stock Exchange
The Ghana Stock Exchange is the principal stock exchange of Ghana. The exchange was incorporated in July 1989 with trading commencing in 1990. It currently has around 30 listed companies and 2 corporate bonds. All types of securities can be listed. Criteria for listing include capital adequacy,...
or GSE is currently the GSE All-Share Index. This index is calculated from the values of each of the market's listings.
Market listings
- As of February 2007 there are 32 listings.
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| ABL | Accra Brewery Company Accra Brewery Company Accra Brewery Company Limited is a brewery based in Accra, Ghana. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. Accra Brewery Limited,originally known as Overseas brewery limited was resisted in 1931 for the purposes of stabling a brewing industry in the... |
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| AGA | AngloGold Ashanti AngloGold Ashanti AngloGold Ashanti Limited is a global gold mining company. It was formed in 2004 by the merger of AngloGold and the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation.AngloGold Ashanti Limited is now a global gold producer with 21 operations on four continents... |
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| ALW | Aluworks Aluworks Aluworks is a manufacturing company based in Ghana. It was founded in 1978 and was converted to a public limited liability company in 1996.Aluworks is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange and is a component listing of the GSE All-Share Index.-Operations:... |
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| AYRTN | Ayrton Drugs Ayrton Drugs Ayrton Drugs Manufacturing Limited is a Ghanaian pharmaceuticals company. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. It formed on September 24, 1965.-External links:***... |
Pharmaceutical |
| BAT | British American Tobacco Ghana British American Tobacco Ghana British American Tobacco Ghana Limited is a tobacco company operated by British American Tobacco in Ghana. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. It formed in 1991.-External links:**... (British American Tobacco British American Tobacco British American Tobacco p.l.c. is a global tobacco company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the world’s second largest quoted tobacco company by global market share , with a leading position in more than 50 countries and a presence in more than 180 countries... ) |
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| BOPP | Benso Oil Palm Plantation Benso Oil Palm Plantation Benso Oil Palm Plantation is a Ghanaian oil palm plantation and company, based at the Adum Banso Estate in Takoradi. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index, its symbol is . It formed in 2004 and is involved with the production and processing of crude... |
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| CAL | CAL Banks | Financial services Financial services Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,... |
| CFAO | CFAO Ghana | Trading Trade Trade is the transfer of ownership of goods and services from one person or entity to another. Trade is sometimes loosely called commerce or financial transaction or barter. A network that allows trade is called a market. The original form of trade was barter, the direct exchange of goods and... - office equipment, automotive, household appliance, industrial |
| CLYD | Clydestone Ghana Clydestone Ghana Clydestone Ghana is a Ghanaian information and communications technology company. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. It was formed in June 1989, and has since become the primary company in Ghana laying cables and improving the telecommunications... |
Information technology Information technology Information technology is the acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of vocal, pictorial, textual and numerical information by a microelectronics-based combination of computing and telecommunications... |
| CMLT | Camelot Ghana Camelot Ghana Camelot Ghana is a printing company based in Ghana, serving the West Africa market. The company was founded in 1963. The company's principal business includes the printing of stationery, computer stationery, security stationery, and business printing including stock certificates, cheques,... |
Printing Printing Printing is a process for reproducing text and image, typically with ink on paper using a printing press. It is often carried out as a large-scale industrial process, and is an essential part of publishing and transaction printing.... |
| CPC | Cocoa Processing Company Cocoa Processing Company The Cocoa Processing Company Limited is a Ghanaian cocoa processing company. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. It formed in 1981.-External links:**... |
Processing of Cocoa Beans into finishsed products for export and local consumption |
| EBG | Ecobank Ghana Ecobank Ghana Ecobank Ghana is a bank in Ghana in the Pan-African Ecobank chain which operates in twenty nine countries. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. It formed in 1990.-External links:**... (Ecobank Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc., is a pan-African banking group with a presence in more African countries than any other bank... ) |
Financial services Financial services Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,... |
| EIC | Enterprise Insurance Enterprise Insurance Enterprise Insurance is a pioneering Ghanaian insurance company. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. It was formed in 1924 pre-independence, when Ghana was the British Gold Coast.-External links:*... |
Insurance Underwriters - Non Banking Financial Institution |
| ETI | Ecobank Transnational (Ecobank Ecobank Ecobank, whose official name is Ecobank Transnational Inc., is a pan-African banking group with a presence in more African countries than any other bank... ) |
Financial services Financial services Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,... |
| FML | Fan Milk | |
| GCB | Ghana Commercial Bank Ghana Commercial Bank Ghana Commercial Bank, normally abbreviated to GCB, is a commercial bank in Ghana. The bank is the largest indigenous financial institution in the country.-History:... |
Financial services Financial services Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,... |
| GGBL | Guinness Ghana Breweries Guinness Ghana Breweries Guinness Ghana Breweries is a Ghanaian brewery based at the Kaasai Industrial Area in Kumasi. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. It formed in 1991.When production started at its inception, the company produced only FES , popularly known as... (Guinness Guinness Guinness is a popular Irish dry stout that originated in the brewery of Arthur Guinness at St. James's Gate, Dublin. Guinness is directly descended from the porter style that originated in London in the early 18th century and is one of the most successful beer brands worldwide, brewed in almost... ) |
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| GWEB | Golden Web | Edible oil |
| HFC | HFC Bank Home Finance Company Home Finance Company, commonly referred to as HFC Bank, is a major commercial bank in Ghana, West Africa.-Overview:The bank was created in 1990 as a shell company within Merchant Bank . In 1994 HFC Bank became a publicly traded company. In 1995 it became listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. The... |
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| MLC | Mechanical Lloyd Mechanical Lloyd Mechanical Lloyd Company Limited is a Ghanaian automobiles company. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. It was incorporated on August 7, 1970 and was listed on the stock exchange on May 10, 1994.... |
Automobil dealer, representative of many automobile MAnufacturers |
| PKL | Pioneer Kitchenware Pioneer Kitchenware Pioneer Kitchenware, formerly known as the Ghana Pioneer Aluminium Factory, is a kitchenware retailer in Ghana. It is listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE Allo-Share Index. It was founded in 1959 by a Swiss businessman, Paul Gottfried Schwegler... |
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| PBC | Produce Buying Company | |
| PZ | PZ Cussons Ghana (PZ Cussons PZ Cussons PZ Cussons is a major manufacturer of personal healthcare products, and consumer goods. It operates worldwide, especially in Africa and Commonwealth nations... ) |
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| SCB | Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Standard Chartered Bank Ghana is a bank of Ghana. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. Operating since 1896, it is one of the oldest companies in Ghana.-External links:**... (Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered Bank Standard Chartered PLC is a multinational financial services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom with operations in more than seventy countries... ) |
Financial services Financial services Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,... |
| SPL | Starwin Products Starwin Products Starwin Products Ghana is a pharmaceutical manufacturer based in Ghana. It is the first pharmaceutical company to be listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. It is a component of the GSE All-Share Index. The company currently produces 10 brand name products.... |
Pharmaceutical |
| SPPC | Super Paper Products | |
| SG-SSB | SG-SSB SG-SSB SG-SSB is a bank that is based in Ghana. The name "SG-SSB" stands for "Société Générale - Social Security Bank"; the bank is part of the Société Générale banking group. The bank is based in Accra and its stock is listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange. It is a component of the GSE All-Share Index... |
Société Générale - Social Security Bank - financial services Financial services Financial services refer to services provided by the finance industry. The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money. Among these organizations are credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, consumer finance companies,... |
| SWL | Sam Wood Limited | |
| TBL (The Gambia) | Trust Bank Limited (The Gambia) | |
| TOTAL | Total Petroleum Ghana Total Petroleum Ghana Total Petroleum Ghana formerly known as Mobil Oil Ghana Limited is a Ghanaian petroleum company. They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. As of October 30, 2006 it operated 225 petrol stations across Ghana with a significant 28% of the... (Total S.A. Total S.A. Total S.A. is a French multinational oil company and one of the six "Supermajor" oil companies in the world.Its businesses cover the entire oil and gas chain, from crude oil and natural gas exploration and production to power generation, transportation, refining, petroleum product marketing, and... ) |
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| TRANSOL | Transol Solutions Ghana - | Prepaid vouchers, third-party billing Third-party billing Third-party billing is a form of billing where an intermediary handles the invoicing and payment between a purchaser and a vendor.-Telecommunications:... , automated teller machine Automated teller machine An automated teller machine or automatic teller machine, also known as a Cashpoint , cash machine or sometimes a hole in the wall in British English, is a computerised telecommunications device that provides the clients of a financial institution with access to financial transactions in a public... services |
| UNIL | Unilever Ghana Unilever Ghana Unilever Ghana is the largest producer and retailer of consumer goods in Ghana.They are listed on the stock index of the Ghana Stock Exchange, the GSE All-Share Index. It formed on July 14, 1992 with a merger of UAC Ghana Limited and Brothers Ghana Limited.... (Unilever Unilever Unilever is a British-Dutch multinational corporation that owns many of the world's consumer product brands in foods, beverages, cleaning agents and personal care products.... ) |
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| AADs | AngloGold Ashanti AngloGold Ashanti AngloGold Ashanti Limited is a global gold mining company. It was formed in 2004 by the merger of AngloGold and the Ashanti Goldfields Corporation.AngloGold Ashanti Limited is now a global gold producer with 21 operations on four continents... |
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