The Casablanca Stock Exchange opened its trading sessions today, Friday, on a positive note, following yesterday’s closure in celebration of the New Year. Its main index, “Masi,” recorded a slight increase of 0.03%, settling at 18,852.64 points.
Similarly, the “MASI.20” index, which reflects the performance of the 20 most liquid listed companies, rose by 0.01%, settling at 1,485.77 points. The “MASI.ESG” index, which includes companies with top rankings in environmental, social, and governance criteria, saw an increase of 0.09%, reaching 1,252.66 points.
Meanwhile, the “MASI Mid and Small Cap” index, which measures the performance of small and medium-sized listed companies, continued its upward trend, recording a gain of 0.89% to reach 1,857.88 points.
On the individual stock level, “Involys” topped the gainers list, achieving an increase of 6.04% to reach 193 dirhams, followed by “Cement Maroc,” which rose by 4.59% to 1,935 dirhams. “Stockvis North Africa” increased by 4.26% to 98 dirhams, while “Africa Gaz” saw a rise of 3.89% to 4,197 dirhams. Additionally, “Med Paper” climbed by 3.66% to 27.5 dirhams.
Conversely, some stocks experienced notable declines, with “Label Vie” leading the decreases, dropping by 4.57% to 4,390 dirhams. “Microdata” followed with a decrease of 3.46% to 772 dirhams, while “Cash Plus” fell by 2.92% to 298.05 dirhams. “Disti Technology” recorded a decline of 2.86% to 340 dirhams, and “Managem” decreased by 1.48% to 6,305 dirhams.
It is worth noting that the “Masi” index concluded its trading on Wednesday with strong gains, achieving an increase of 1.03%, reflecting the ongoing positive trend in market performance as the New Year begins.
