Market Overview: Casablanca Stock Exchange Decline
On Tuesday, July 14, 2026, the Casablanca Stock Exchange experienced a notable decline, continuing its downward trend. This downturn is largely attributed to the escalating conflict in the Middle East and the recent resurgence in oil prices, which has reignited global inflationary concerns. The benchmark index, MASI, closed down by 0.18%, settling at 17,814.15 points, after reaching an intraday low of 17,747.50 points.
Despite the overall market dip, the MASI 20 index managed to limit its losses, closing slightly higher by 0.3% at 1,319 points. The total trading volume for the day was recorded at 813 million dirhams, with 171 million dirhams transacted on the central market and 642 million dirhams on block trades, primarily driven by a transaction involving CIH Bank.
Stock Performance Highlights
In terms of individual stock performance, Managem led the trading activity with a volume of 30 million dirhams, although its stock price fell by 0.71% to 12,411 dirhams. IAM followed with 21 million dirhams exchanged, maintaining a stable price of 90.80 dirhams, while BCP generated 14 million dirhams in trades, decreasing by 0.6% to 248.50 dirhams.
On a more positive note, Med Paper recorded the best performance of the session, achieving a remarkable gain of 8.16% to reach 26.50 dirhams. Conversely, SBM faced the steepest decline, dropping 4.76% to 2,000 dirhams, and ADI also fell by 3.82% to 379.90 dirhams.
As reported by boursenews.ma.
