The Casablanca Stock Exchange opened trading on Monday with positive performance, as its main index “MASI” rose by 1.03 percent, settling at 17,695.03 points. This marks a notable shift compared to last week’s close, which reflected a slight loss.
This performance reflects an optimistic start to the week in the financial market, supported by improvements in other key indicators. The “MASI.20” index, which measures the performance of the top 20 listed companies, increased by 0.78 percent to reach 1,326.9 points, indicating positive dynamics among major capital stocks. Additionally, the “MASI.ESG” index, which includes companies with the best sustainability ratings, recorded the highest increase among the indices at 1.52 percent, stabilizing at 1,234.9 points, signaling growing investor interest in responsible investment values.
Meanwhile, the “MASI Mid and Small Cap” index, dedicated to small and medium-sized enterprises, continued its upward trend with an increase of 1.5 percent, reaching 1,829.15 points, confirming the broadening of the rise to encompass various market segments.
In terms of individual stocks, “Lyxor Cristal” topped the gains with an increase of 7.42 percent, followed by “Touissit Mining Company” at 6.92 percent, and “Ab Maghreb Com” at 6.35 percent. Both “Emittir Mining Company” and “Terrains Capital” also recorded significant gains, at 4.14 percent and 3.63 percent respectively, indicating a return of interest in shares across diverse sectors, particularly industrial and real estate.
Conversely, the session was not without declines affecting some stocks, with “Involis” experiencing the largest drop at 3.87 percent, followed by “Karti As-Saada” (-3.33 percent) and “Makrodota” (-2.5 percent). Shares of “Cash Plus” and “Stockfess North Africa” also fell by more than 2 percent, reflecting ongoing selling pressure on certain market segments.
This positive performance arises in the context of the market’s efforts to regain its balance following limited fluctuations experienced during last Friday’s session, where the “MASI” index ended with a slight drop of 0.06 percent. The market is expected to continue testing this upward trend in the upcoming sessions, as investors await economic and financial developments that might impact trading directions.
