West Africa: BYRM Hits 555 Points As Rally Extends Into September

West Africa’s BRVM extended its 2026 rally in the week ended September 11, with the Composite Index gaining 1.25% to a record 555.48 points. The BRVM 30 rose 1.42% to 269.06, the Prestige Index added 1% to 201.81 and the Principal Index gained 0.43% to 407.43. The market table puts equity market capitalization at XOF 21.42 trillion, up 1.25% from the prior week.

Trading volume increased 2.99% to 7.35 million shares, but the value of transactions fell 4.38% to XOF 13.56 billion. Sonatel Senegal…