At the end of the week, the leading indices of the Regional Securities Exchange (BRVM) are all down nearly 1%. While Sicable Côte d'Ivoire has achieved the best performance in the equity market.

The composite index (the general stock market index) contracted 0.92% to 206.06 points from 207.97 points the day before. The BRVM Prestige index (index bringing together all the values listed in the Prestige compartment), it fell 0.93% to 104.43 points against 105.41 points the day before, and the BRVM 30 index (index of the 30 most traded stocks on the market) also recorded a decrease of 0.99% to 103.51

The stock market capitalization of the bond market is still down 23.244 billion, to 9979.610 billion FCFA against 10 002.854 billion FCFA the day before, while that of the equity market, for its part, shows a fall of 71.231 billion, to 7665.945 billion FCFA against 7737.176 billion from FCFA on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. There has been a general decline in market activities. The value of transactions stood at 371.573 million FCFA against 797.789 million FCFA

The Top 5 of the biggest price increases were occupied respectively by Sicable Côte d'Ivoire (6.88%), Tractafric Motors Côte d'Ivoire (plus 6.38% at 3 085 FCFA), Oragroup Togo (plus 6.29% at 2 535 FCFA), SOGB Côte d'Ivoire (plus 6.25% at 3 825 FCFA) FCFA) and SITAB Côte d'Ivoire (plus 4.76% to 6 490 FCFA). As for the Flop 5 of the biggest price falls, it is occupied by the shares BOA Niger (minus 7.46% to 5,085 FCFA), Servair Abidjan Côte d'Ivoire (minus 7.19% to 1,290 FCFA), Vivo Energy Côte d'Ivoire (minus 7.14% to 780 FCFA), Uniwax Côte d'Ivoire (minus 7.14% to 715 FCFA), and SAFCA Côte d'Ivoire (minus 6.67% to FCFA) 700 FCFA

In addition, Sicable's net income jumped by 332 million FCFA, from 255.7 million FCFA on 31 March 2022 to 587.6 million FCFA. The company benefited from lower inventories linked to commodity price fluctuations in the first quarter of 2023.