BRVM rises 1.15%, lifted by Sonatel and financials
The BRVM Composite rose 1.15% to 529.94 points on Aug. 27, while the BRVM-30 gained 1.54% to 255.87 and the Composite Total Return added 1.21% to 213.13. The advance was led by telecommunications, up 2.98% to 134.64 points, after Sonatel had already pushed the market to a fresh high with 190 billion CFA francs generated, according to Sika Finance. Financials added 0.87% to 247.43 points as Ecobank reported first-half 2026 revenue up 15% to $1.3 billion and pretax profit of $423 million, while net income of 167 billion CFA francs was held back by risk costs, according to leFaso.net, Sika Finance and Agence Ecofin. Utilities fell 2.85% to 280.54 points and energy lost 1.42% to 177.88, while SITAB posted stable first-half profit of 18 billion CFA francs despite higher activity, according to Sika Finance.
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BRVM rises 0.17% as Sonatel and financials support the market
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