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London: President Kufuor arrives in London to attend conference on MDGs
Accra: Trading on the Stock Exchange
" : Anti-money-laundering conference opens
Bawku: Four killed in renewed violence in Bawku Municipality


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EXPO 01
Economics Stock Exchange
Accra bourse opens week on positive note

Accra, May 5, GNA - The Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) All-Share Index, the benchmark indicator of performance of the bourse, opened the week on a brighter note with a jump of 16.02 points.
The Index closed on Monday at 9,378.81 points from 9,362.79 points on Friday.
Change for the year to date now stands at 42.11 per cent.
Traded volumes closed the session at 81,200 shares.
On the broader market there were five positive price changes.
Standard Chartered Bank Ghana Limited (SCB) led the pack with GH

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