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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The BRVM Composite was flat at 403.38 points and the Total Return index edged up 0.01% to 155.51, while the BRVM Principal rose 1.22% to 283.6 and the BRVM-30 fell 0.43% to 189.49. Trading showed a sharp sector split, with utilities up 3.68% to 147.82 and consumer staples gaining 2.46% to 265.66, against a 2.41% drop in consumer discretionary to 189.45 and a 0.99% decline in telecommunications to 101.47. On the corporate front, Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire approved record 2025 results and outlined its 2026 ambitions, according to Afrimag, while Ecobank Transnational Incorporated released its first-quarter 2026 results, according to Zonebourse. Separately, Ecobank Group plans to raise $500 million to refinance debt, Dabafinance reported, while Ecobank Côte d’Ivoire, BNI, Bank of Africa Côte d’Ivoire and Coris Bank International Côte d’Ivoire mobilised 200 billion CFA francs to support PETROCI Holding on Baleine Phase 2, according to FratMat.
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