BRVM ends up 0.11%, lifted by industrials and Solibra
The BRVM Composite rose 0.11% to 426.0 points and the BRVM Composite Total Return added 0.11% to 167.12 on June 1, with industrials leading at +1.43% and utilities up 0.84%. Gains were capped by consumer staples, down 0.64%, while telecommunications slipped 0.10% to 104.91 points despite Sonatel posting quarterly profit of 113 billion CFA francs, according to Seneweb. On the corporate side, Solibra said 2025 profit doubled to 46 billion CFA francs and said it was continuing in 2026 the momentum of a record 2025, according to Sika Finance, while SOGB will pay more than 12 billion CFA francs in dividends in 2025, Africtelegraph reported. In finance, Ecobank featured across headlines with a $450 million green bond, a $208 million buyback offer on its 2031 notes, and a 5 million euro trade-finance guarantee for Ecobank Centrafrique, according to Financial Afrik, Investing.com France and the African Development Bank, while BOAD and Ecobank want to mobilize 500 million euros with Proparco, according to Togo First.
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