BRVM ends flat as Ecobank and banks dominate the newsflow
The BRVM Composite rose 0.05% to 450.04 points and the BRVM Composite Total Return added 0.16% to 178.42, while the BRVM-30 slipped 0.03% to 211.11 points. Gains were led by energy at 1.67%, utilities at 1.63% and financials at 0.78%, while telecommunications fell 1.28% and industrials lost 0.87%. Newsflow was dominated by Ecobank, with a 22.5 billion CFA franc dividend approved, according to APS, a $450 million nature bond, according to Agence Ecofin, and 25 profitable subsidiaries versus 15 four years earlier, according to the same source. In the same sector, Ecobank Gabon posted 2025 net profit of 16 billion CFA francs, up 19% year on year, according to Sika Finance, while Coris Bank International Chad is negotiating a $10 million IFC guarantee line, Sika Finance reported.
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The BRVM Composite rose 0.73% to 449.82 points and the BRVM-30 gained 0.9% to 211.17, with discretionary consumption leading at 3.4% while utilities slipped 0.08%. Financials added 0.44% to 205.14 points as Ecobank dominated the news flow, with the group approving CFA22.5 billion in dividends and Ecobank Transnational Incorporated paying out $40 million, according to APS and Financial Afrik. The sector narrative stayed focused on capital and balance-sheet strengthening, with Ecobank Central African Republic raising capital to $28 million and aiming for the Cobac threshold, while Ecobank Nigeria confirmed a recovery plan, according to Agence Ecofin. Financing headlines also underpinned the tone, with Ecobank funding $3 billion in intra-African trade, Ecobank Ghana raising $200 million to expand the Sentuo Oil refinery, and Coris Bank International Chad negotiating a $10 million IFC guarantee line, according to Agence Ecofin, energynews.pro and Sika Finance.