The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) announced Thursday that trading operations will halt on Friday, December 5, 2025, following the government’s declaration of a statutory public holiday.
Market participants and investors received official notification that all trading activities would cease for the day. The suspension affects both the GSE Composite Index (GSE-CI) and the GSE Financial Stocks Index (GSE-FSI), which recently showed strong performance with year-to-date gains of 76.39% and 88.50% respectively.
The exchange will resume normal operations on Monday, December 8, 2025. Thursday’s trading session recorded 430,781 shares traded with a total value of GH¢1,016,929.80. The GSE-CI closed at 8,622.64 points, marking an increase of 23.61 points from the previous session.
Market capitalization stood at GH¢167,810.50 million at the close of Thursday’s session. The week had seen varied trading volumes, with Tuesday recording the highest activity at 3,766,520 shares worth GH¢2,879,737.48.
The GSE reminded all stakeholders to adjust their trading plans accordingly and confirmed that standard operations would continue from the start of next week. The exchange maintains its position as Ghana’s preferred platform for investment and raising long-term capital.
