BRVM ends little changed as financials weigh despite banking headlines
BRVM Composite Total Return slipped 0.03% to 172.54 points on June 12, while the BRVM Composite fell 0.09% to 436.6 and the BRVM-30 lost 0.07% to 203.69. Financial services dropped 0.44% to 199.71, the session's weakest sector, even as analyst notes dated June 12 flagged capital increases at Bank of Africa BF, ML, BN and SN. In company news, Coris Bank International highlighted nearly 29 billion CFA francs in 2025 dividends due to shareholders, rapporte Financial Afrik, while Ecobank raised $450 million through a Nature-Bond, selon Afrimag, and confirmed a turnaround plan for its undercapitalised Nigerian unit, d'après Agence Ecofin. Elsewhere, energy rose 0.43% to 154.99 as Ecobank Ghana raised $200 million to expand the Sentuo Oil refinery, according to energynews.pro.
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