Mohammedia – The Casablanca Stock Exchange opened in negative territory on Friday, with its main index, the MASI, declining 0.04% to 19,539.07 points.
On the other hand, the MASI 20 Index, composed of the 20 most liquid stocks, recorded a slight increase of 0.03% to 1,599.57 points.
The MASI ESG Index, composed of the companies with the highest ESG ratings as determined by Moody’s ESG Solutions, remained unchanged, edging down 0.01% to 1,317.29 points.
Meanwhile, the MASI Mid and Small Cap Index, which measures the performance of smaller publicly-listed companies, also gained 0.12% to 1,919.15.
In the stocks category, several stocks recorded remarkable increases during the early phases of the trading session. Involys and IB Maroc.com recorded a 7.1% increase to MAD 228.5 and MAD 83, respectively.
Rebab Company recorded a 5.99% increase to MAD 96.19, Zellidja S.A recorded a 5.98% increase to MAD 216.25, and Auto Nejma recorded a 5.75% increase to MAD 5,150, rounding out the top performers.
On the downside, Sanlam Maroc declined 3.8% at MAD 2,000, BMCI lost 3.34% at MAD 550, Ennakl fell 3.13% at MAD 62, Maroc Leasing dropped 2.64% at MAD 356.1, and Disway declined 1.95% at MAD 905.
On Thursday, the market ended higher, with the MASI rising 0.23%.
