BRVM Stock Market 1 February 2015 BRVM STOCK MARKET 2015 YEAR IN REVIEW Cheikh Yakhoub Niang, CFA Tel: (+221) 33-869-3140
[email protected] BRVM, the African Leader in 2015 In a year full of difficulties and general disappointment, the West African stock market posted the best yearly performance of the continent at 17.7%. Over 2014 and 2015, the regional market two main indices, the BRVM 10 and the BRVM Composite, experienced cumulative increases of respectively 59% and 83%. Performing as well as the Côte d’Ivoire economy, all but one sector of the BRVM market displayed positive performances during 2015. Overall, it was a good year for the BRVM investors that enjoyed a significantly higher trading volume, with a far greater contribution of smaller cap stocks. Another Bullish Year Ahead Globally, the consensus is expecting another difficult year with low oil and commodities prices among other down trends. However, things are likely to stabilize towards the end of 2016. The BRVM should be able to benefit from its low correlation with other global markets and enjoy the expected growth in the WAEMU zone. Agriculture will still be enduring a down commodities market and make it hard for these companies to perform. 2015 Stock Performances UNXC; 257.5% BNBC; 142.5% PRSC; 139.6% ABJC; 118.5% ONTBF; 114.3% TTLC; 109.5% NTLC; -9.1% SOGC; -19.7% SVOC; -25.5% PALC; -29.0% UNLC; -32.4% SPHC; -34.6% Source: BRVM Data BRVM 2015 Year in Review | 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS GLOSSARY ......................................................................... 3 WHAT HAPPENED ON THE BRVM MARKET DURING 2015 .