BRVM indices face consecutive declines despite surge in trading volume

The Bourse Régionale des Valeurs Mobilières (BRVM) has experienced a period of declining indices, marking several consecutive sessions of losses. Despite this downward trend in major indices such as the BRVM Composite, BRVM 30, and BRVM Prestige, trading volumes saw a significant surge on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, reaching 6.166 billion FCFA, more than double the previous session's value.

Market capitalization for both equity and bond markets has faced pressure. The equity market capitalization fell to 21,329.309 billion FCFA. Specific stocks have seen notable volatility: BICICI experienced a significant decline, resulting in a 25 billion FCFA loss in market capitalization, while ETI also saw an 18.1 billion FCFA reduction. Other notable declines include Sicable, Alios Finance, and NSIA Banque.

Conversely, some companies have shown resilience against the general market trend. TotalEnergies CI (Total CI) recorded gains of approximately 6.83% and 4.53% in different sessions, alongside positive movements from Tractafric, Setao, Bernabé CI, and AGL. Sonatel remains a highly active stock, contributing significantly to the total transaction value.