Market Capitalisation has seen a sharp rise on the Ghana Stock Exchange (GSE) early this week as it recorded a historic GH¢251 billion as of Tuesday, March 3, 2026.

This culminated to a return of about 56.60 percent to investors driven by growth of telecom giant MTN.

There has been an overall market growth for the period as compared to same time last year with the local bourse recording GH¢251.02 billion.

This is an increase from GH¢244.52 billion recorded previously, indicating an improved investor position in major equities, according to official figures of the Ghana Stock Exchange.

On Tuesday, trading on the GSE closed strongly, witnessing Ghana’s leading telecom operator, MTN Ghana dominating turnover, with continuous investor interest pushing the benchmark indices higher.

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.

These positive growth is attributed to the continued improvements in the macroeconomic environment and a downward trend in inflation being recorded in the last few months.

Meanwhile there is a growing concern over the impact of the ongoing Middle-East tensions on investor appetite as crude oil prices continue to surge.

The Market Capitalisation is a measure of total value of all listed companies, based on their share prices on the stock exchange.

This is described as an important signal of market growth for the local bourse which has been adjudged the best stock market in Africa for last year as the highest equity performer ahead of other markets.