Marchés financiers régionaux: L’activité boursière portée par une dynamique haussière - La Nation Benin

BRVM rises 0.82%, lifted by Sonatel and financials

The BRVM Composite rose 0.82% to 496.22 points on Aug. 13, while the BRVM Composite Total Return gained 0.88% to 198.75 points and the BRVM-30 added 1.0% to 236.58 points. The advance was driven by telecommunications, up 1.75% to 117.51 points, and financial services, up 1.02% to 240.32 points, in a market where Sonatel accounted for more than half of the 4 billion CFA francs traded on Aug. 4, according to Sika Finance. Sonatel reported first-half profit of 230 billion CFA francs and revenue above 1 trillion CFA francs, according to Sika Finance and Xalima, while Ecobank posted a 15% rise in revenue to $1.3 billion and pre-tax profit of $423 million, according to leFaso.net, even as net income of 167 billion CFA francs was constrained by risk costs, Sika Finance reported. By contrast, consumer discretionary fell 3.87% to 195.95 points and consumer staples slipped 0.58% to 287.01 points, while SITAB remained in focus after a net dividend of 1,707.2 CFA francs went ex-dividend on Aug. 12 and after leading the weekly rebound, according to Dabafinance.

BRVM slips 0.35% as Sonatel and Ecobank dominate H1 narrative

The BRVM Composite fell 0.35% to 492.16 points and the BRVM Composite Total Return lost 0.19% to 197.02 points, while the BRVM-30 dropped 0.55% to 234.24 points. The decline was led by financials, down 1.27% to 237.89 points, despite Ecobank’s 15% revenue growth to $1.3 billion and first-half 2026 pre-tax profit of $423 million, according to leFaso.net and Sika Finance, with earnings still constrained by Nigerian risk costs, according to Agence Ecofin. By contrast, utilities rose 1.85% to 235.31 points and telecommunications added 0.51% to 115.49 points, as Sonatel accounted for more than half of the 4 billion CFA francs traded on Aug. 4, according to Sika Finance, after first-half revenue topped 1 trillion CFA francs and profit reached 230 billion CFA francs, according to Xalima and Sika Finance. Sonatel also aims for 1 million fiber-eligible customers by end-2026 and is positioning its second half around 5G, digital services and AI, reported Socialnetlink and La Tribune, while SITAB went ex-dividend at 1,707.2 CFA francs on Aug. 12, according to analyst reports.