The clearest signal from the BRVM stock exchange today did not come from a sharp price jump but from a wall of liquidity: Sonatel Senegal drew XOF 944.8 million in turnover on Thursday, October 22, 2026, even as the stock slipped 0.7% to XOF 42,000. That contrast between a mild decline and heavy trading helped keep the telecoms index up 0.74%, the strongest sector move of the day, while the BRVM Composite rose 0.33% to 521.99.
In a regional market where liquidity is often thin, that kind of value traded on a single line matters. Based on exchange data, Sonatel’s turnover was more than 4 times that of Société Générale Côte d’Ivoire, the second most active stock at XOF 225.8 million, and nearly 23 times that of Orange Côte d’Ivoire, which traded XOF 41.7 million. In other words, the West Africa stock market spent the session rotating around Sonatel’s depth and defensive profile rather than chasing the day’s more speculative names.
Key figures
- Sonatel Senegal: XOF 42,000, -0.7%, turnover XOF 944.8 million
- BRVM Telecommunications Index: ,