BRVM rises 0.28% as financials add 1.03% amid mixed earnings

The BRVM Composite rose 0.28% to 404.59 points on May 8, while the BRVM-30 gained 0.49% to 191.36 points and the financial services index climbed 1.03% to 180.3 points. The advance in financials contrasted with a 1.86% drop in industrials to 183.95 points and a 1.2% fall in discretionary consumption to 171.71 points, while staples slipped 0.84% to 259.74 points. On earnings, Oragroup increased profit by 37% as cost control offset weaker revenue, rapporte Dabafinance, while Ecobank Togo posted a 9.5% decline in 2025 net profit despite strong commercial growth, according to Togo First. At the same time, Ecobank Cameroun raised its 2025 dividend to 24.5 billion CFA francs, according to Investir au Cameroun, while Ecobank CI grew first-quarter revenue but saw profit pressured by a higher cost of risk, d'après Dabafinance, and SITAB reported 36 billion CFA francs in 2025 profit, down 18%, according to Sika Finance.