… The listing follows two earlier IPOs within six months, First Atlantic Bank PLC in December 2025 and ZEN Petroleum Holdings PLC in March 2026, both of which were also significantly oversubscribed. …
… Meanwhile, energy-related counters such as GOIL and ZEN Petroleum have attracted investor attention on expectations of stronger earnings growth and expansion opportunities within the downstream petroleum sector. …
… Top price gainers for the month were ZEN Petroleum Holdings PLC (86.81%), Intravenous Infusions PLC (60.00%), Clydestone (Ghana) PLC (27.50%), Fan Milk PLC (15.83%), Hords PLC (10.00%), Atlantic Lithium Limited (5.13%) and Societe Generale Ghana PLC (3.17%). …
… Then followed Zen Petroleum Holdings PLC, which completed its listing in March and April 2026, raising 640 million Ghana Cedis, which was also oversubscribed. …
… It is also not clear for now how the other major players in the industry, including Goil, Shell, Total and Zen Petroleum will react to this development. …
… The success of companies like Engineers and Planners, now one of Ghana’s largest mining contractors and ZEN Petroleum Holdings PLC, a recent Ghana Stock Exchange listing and a business partner of Gold Fields, is a testament to this investment. …
… ZEN Petroleum Holdings provided one of the few bright spots. The oil marketing company surged GH¢0.66 to close at GH¢7.36, up from GH¢6.70, representing a near 10 per cent gain for the day. …
… nia to serve the East Africa region. [5] This expansion is part of a broader strategic roadmap branded Vision 2030, which aims to transform the group into a US$100 billion annual revenue enterprise by the end of the decade.[6] Ghana’s oil marketing company, ZEN Petroleum Holdings …
Oil Marketing Companies including GOIL and Zen Petroleum have reduced petrol and diesel prices in line with Ghana's bi-weekly fuel price review, following the National Petroleum Authority's announcement of lower price floors for the June 16–30 pricing window.
Oil Marketing Companies including GOIL and Zen Petroleum have reduced petrol and diesel prices in line with Ghana's bi-weekly fuel price review, following the National Petroleum Authority's announcement of lower price floors for the June 16–30 pricing window.
Kasapreko PLC raised GH¢700 million through an oversubscribed IPO with GH¢1.73 billion in subscriptions from 18,781 investors. The beverage manufacturer's listing marks the third major IPO on the Ghana Stock Exchange in six months, signaling a structural revival in equity listings after years of subdued issuance.
The Ghana Stock Exchange's market capitalisation rose to GH¢262.95billion in May with a year-to-date gain of 52.84 percent, driven by declining inflation, lower interest rates, and increasing investor participation in equities.
The GSE's Composite Index and Financial Stock Index posted returns of 63.67% and 68.99% respectively in May 2026, with market activity reaching 89,945 transactions. Twelve stocks recorded losses for the month, including Ecobank Transnational Inc., CalBank PLC, and Ghana Commercial Bank PLC.
President John Dramani Mahama opened trading at the London Stock Exchange on Wednesday, urging global investors to support Ghana's growth and invest in the Ghana Stock Exchange. He highlighted the country's improving economic indicators over the past 18 months, including reduced inflation, a stabilised Cedi, and strengthened international reserves, while noting the GSE has experienced a renaissance in the past 12 months.
Some Oil Marketing Companies have begun increasing petroleum product prices from June 1, 2026, in line with the bi-weekly price review under the deregulation policy. Star Oil raised petrol to GH¢15.20 per litre, matching the National Petroleum Authority's price floor, while the Chamber of Oil Marketing Companies projects petrol could rise 4.20–6.20%.
An opinion piece argues that the Institute of Economic Affairs' call for Ghana to deny Gold Fields' mining lease renewal in favour of local ownership overlooks the company's consistent tax and environmental compliance and Ghana's need to maintain investment-friendly frameworks for attracting foreign capital.
The Ghana Stock Exchange is experiencing its most active period of primary equity issuance in nearly a decade, with three IPOs—First Atlantic Bank, ZEN Petroleum, and Kasapreko—set to add around GH¢10.88 billion to the exchange's total market capitalisation. The three listings together account for approximately 4 percent of the market cap.
The Ghana Stock Exchange recorded a steep decline in the trading week ended Friday, May 8, 2026, shedding GH¢12.5 billion in market capitalisation as the GSE Composite Index tumbled 546 points or 3.6 per cent to close at 14,567.57. Scancom PLC (MTN Ghana), which accounts for roughly a third of total market capitalisation, led the losses.
Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals, valued at $40B to $50B, will undergo a cross-border initial public offering on multiple African stock exchanges this year, becoming the continent's largest IPO and the first to list simultaneously across multiple African exchanges. The listing follows a meeting of the Nigerian Exchange Group and African Securities Exchanges Association members, positioning it as a test case for cross-border capital formation across African markets.
ZEN Petroleum Holdings PLC has listed on the Ghana Stock Exchange, with its IPO oversubscribed by 94 per cent and raising GH¢970 million, exceeding its initial target of GH¢500 million. The company's Managing Director said the listing marks the beginning of a new phase aimed at expanding operations and deepening the company's contribution to Ghana's economic development.
ZEN Petroleum Holdings' shares climbed nearly 10 percent on their second day of trading on the Ghana Stock Exchange on Thursday, April 23, 2026, following a heavily oversubscribed IPO that raised GH¢640 million. The listing, the first by an indigenous private downstream sector company, boosted the GSE Composite Index up 1.18 percent, though analysts warned that institutional investor dominance may stifle price discovery.