Speculator Activity Sees Uniwax Lead Weekly BRVM Stock Declines

AFRICAN STOCKS AND FINANCESeptember 2, 2024 at 11:21 AM UTC

TLDR

Uniwax (UNXC) and Societe Ivoirienne De Banque Cote D'ivoire (SIBC) faced significant losses due to speculative trading, with UNXC dropping by 4.65% and SIBC falling by 3.10%.
Other underperformers included Nestlé CI, CIE Cote d'Ivoire, and Orange CI, with declines ranging from 1.85% to 2.10%.
Speculative investor behavior contributed to the fluctuating prices of these stocks throughout the week.

Uniwax (UNXC) experienced a volatile week, ultimately closing as the biggest decliner with a drop of 4.65% to 410 FCFA (around $0.69). The decline is largely attributed to speculative trading by investors, which has caused the stock's price to fluctuate throughout the week.

Following Uniwax, Societe Ivoirienne De Banque Cote D'ivoire (SIBC) also faced significant losses, falling 3.10% to 6,100 FCFA, similarly driven by speculative investor behavior.

Other notable underperformers include Nestlé CI (-2.10% to 7,000 FCFA), CIE Cote d'Ivoire (-1.93% to 2,030 FCFA), and Orange CI (-1.85% to 14,600 FCFA), rounding out the week’s top five declines.

Key Takeaways

Despite these losses, the overall trading activity was robust, with a total turnover of 4.65 billion FCFA, up from 2.58 billion FCFA the previous week. Sonatel emerged as the standout, capturing 48.5% of the total trading volume, amounting to 2.25 billion FCFA. Orange CI and Total CI also saw significant trading activity, with volumes of 596.34 million FCFA and 298.14 million FCFA, respectively.

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Uniwax

Nestle

SIBC

Orange CI

CIE Cote d'Ivoire

BRVM

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