Sonatel supports BRVM as industrials slide 3.12%
The BRVM Composite fell 0.10% to 483.82 points, while the BRVM Composite Total Return edged down 0.04% to 192.19 points. Trading was marked by a 3.12% drop in industrials to 215.53 points, while financial services rose 0.82% to 236.93 points, according to market data. Sonatel led the news flow with first-half 2026 profit of 230 billion CFA francs, while revenue crossed 1 trillion CFA francs, according to Sika Finance and Xalima. The telecommunications index still slipped 0.84% to 111.9 points, according to BRVM data, even as Zonebourse Suisse also reported the group's consolidated results.
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