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Because MTN Ghana, Access Bank, ETI, and GCB carry so much weight on the exchange, when they fall, the whole index falls with them, even if smaller stocks are stable.
For example, in one week alone Access Bank Ghana dropped 6.93%, ETI fell 5.88%, GOIL fell 4.09% and GCB weakened 2.88%, and separately Access Bank fell 24.71% in a single week, from GHΒ’29.50 to GHΒ’22.21.
Interestingly, trading volume has been rising even as prices fall; meaning people are still actively trading, just being pickier about what they buy.
The combination of falling indices alongside sharp movements in specific stocks suggests investors are becoming more selective following the market's strong run.
hat's happening on the GSE looks like profit-taking correction after an overheated bull runm not panic-selling or a crisis.
The market is still up roughly 58-63% for the year even after these weekly dips, so context matters a lot here.
The GSE Composite Index gained around 79% in 2025 and was up over 70% year-to-date by early September 2026.
After a run that strong, some pullback is normal; investors who bought in earlier are locking in profits, which pushes prices down even though the companies themselves haven't changed.
Looking at consecutive weekly reports, during the trading week of September 7 to 11, the Composite Index fell 1.37% and the average share price dropped 5.01% for the week.
Then in the week to September 18, the index declined a further 2.06%, erasing more than GHΒ’6 billion in market value.
Most recently, between September 22 and 25, the index fell another 2.95%, shrinking market capitalisation by about GHΒ’3.9 billion despite higher trading volumes.