The Regional Securities Exchange of Abidjan closed on Friday, 16 October, down 0.94%, at 532.61 points for its Composite index. Orange Côte d’Ivoire lost 4.19% after a 4.85% rise the previous day, in a session where decliners outnumbered gainers.
The telecoms operator’s share closed at CFA francs 20,600, against CFA francs 21,500 on Thursday, according to official market bulletins. It thus gave up 900 CFA francs of the 995 CFA francs regained in the previous session, erasing most of that recovery.
The BRVM 30 also fell, by 1.07%, to 257.54 points, while the Prestige index dropped 1.59%, to 196.95 points. Of the 46 securities traded, 23 declined, 15 advanced and eight were unchanged.
Africa Global Logistics Côte d’Ivoire recorded the sharpest decline, down 6.36%, to CFA francs 2,870, ahead of Nestlé Côte d’Ivoire, down 5.16%, to CFA francs 14,700. Conversely, CFAO Motors Côte d’Ivoire gained 7.41%, to CFA francs 1,450.
Equity transactions totalled CFA francs 1.94 billion, against CFA francs 2.84 billion on Thursday, a decrease of 31.69%.
Sonatel remained the most traded stock by value, with CFA francs 810.29 million in transactions, accounting for 41.74% of total equity turnover. The stock closed at CFA francs 43,500, down 0.91%.