At the end of the week from March 31 to April 4, 2025, the average rate of return on the shares of the Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) rose to 7.95%.

The Weekly Review, a specialized publication of the management and intermediation company (SGI), CGF Bourse based in Dakar announced that this rate of return has increased by 0.12 percentage points compared to the previous week when it stood at 7.83%. As for the market's Price Earning Ratio (PER), it was 10.58x on April 4, 2025 against 10.50x on March

For its part, the overall market capitalization of the BRVM increased slightly by 0.07% to 21 319.53 billion FCFA against 21 303.56 billion FCFA on 28 March 2025.

The CGF Bourse review mentions that the ORANGE Côte d'Ivoire share remains the best performer on the equity market, with a weekly gain of 4.48%, after a notable increase of 11.54% the previous week. According to the SGI, “this rebound comes after the stock touched the support of 13,000 FCFA two weeks ago following a dividend level considered disappointing by investors”. The management and intermediation company indicates that this correction was perceived as a buying opportunity, especially since the price was trading below its 200-day moving average, thus attracting renewed interest. For its part, CGF Bourse points out that “this enthusiasm was not fully reflected in the volumes traded, which fell to 13,291 shares this week, compared to 18,434 shares last week. ; changed the week before.

The Top 3 of the largest weekly price increases established by CFA Bourse thus places Orange Côte d'Ivoire in the lead (plus 4.48% at 15,150 FCFA), followed by BOA Senegal (plus 3.92% at 4,105 FCFA) and SOGB Côte d'Ivoire (plus 3.64% at 5,700 FCFA).

CGF Bourse also indicates that SICABLE Côte d'Ivoire, the stock of the Ivorian manufacturer of electrical cables, a subsidiary of the Prysmian group, fell by 12.91% over the past week under the effect of profit gains following a recent upward momentum, driven by the announcement of an attractive dividend

SICable Côte d'Ivoire leads the Flop 3 of the largest weekly price drops (minus 7.09% to 1,245 FCFA) followed respectively by CFAO Côte d'Ivoire (minus 6.50% to FCFA 575) and ETI Togo (minus 6.25% to 15 FCFA) followed respectively by CFAO Côte d'Ivoire (minus 6.50% to FCFA 575).

The bond compartment of the subregional financial market ended the week from 31 March to 04 April 2025 with a market capitalization of 10 490.41 billion FCFA against 10 523.15 billion FCFA on 28 March 2025, which represents a decline of 0.31%. According to CGF Bourse, this regression is justified essentially by the partial repayment of the capital of the bonds “FORBT.O1 - FCTC ORABANK 7.00% 2021- 2026”, “TPNE.O1 - PUBLIC TREASURY OF NIGER 6.50% 2019-2026”, “EOS.O9 - STATE OF SENEGAL 6.00% 2023-2028” and “TPCI.O24 - TPCI 6.25% 2017-2029”.

The traded weekly value was 813.27 million FCFA at the end of the week under review, against 924.98 million FCFA the previous week, i.e. a decrease of 111.72 million FCFA in the overall value traded on listed bond loans (-12.08%). Market exchanges mainly concerned 56,000 bonds in the “TPCI.O91 - TPCI 5.90% 2024-2029” bond,