BRVM ends near flat as Sonatel and energy financing shape the session
The BRVM Composite slipped 0.05% to 402.38 points on April 27, while the BRVM-30 fell 0.55% to 188.77 and the BRVM Prestige lost 0.94% to 156.73. Support came from basic consumer stocks, up 1.97% to 268.45, and the main board, up 1.04% to 282.2, even as telecommunications dropped 0.85% to 100.81. Among issuers, Sonatel posted 7% first-quarter revenue growth and net profit of 114 billion CFA francs in the first quarter of 2026, according to Dabafinance and Sika Finance. On funding, FratMat reports that 4 banks, including Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire and Bank of Africa Côte d’Ivoire, are mobilising 200 billion CFA francs for PETROCI Holding in Baleine Phase 2, while La Tribune says Ecobank wants to raise $500 million in a selective Africa eurobond market.
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