Market Overview: Positive Close at Casablanca Stock Exchange

On August 17, 2026, the Casablanca Stock Exchange concluded its trading session with a slight increase, reflecting a positive sentiment among investors. The MASI index rose by 0.08%, reaching a level of 18,834.22 points, though its year-to-date performance remains marginally negative at -0.06%. Similarly, the MASI 20 index saw a gain of 0.11%, closing at 1,360.89 points, while still facing a year-to-date decline of 8.40%. Notably, the MASI ESG index improved by 0.26%, reaching 1,388.48 points, demonstrating an impressive annual performance of 10.94%. The MASI Mid index also experienced a slight increase of 0.02%, closing at 1,817.82 points, with a year-to-date performance of -1.28%.

Trading Volume and Market Capitalization

The overall trading volume on the cash market was recorded at 156.3 million dirhams, contributing to a total market capitalization of approximately 1,102,709,627,124.19 dirhams. In the futures market, all MASI20 Future contracts showed an upward trend, with the JUI27 and MAR27 contracts both rising by 0.24%, closing at 1,353.60 and 1,355.60 points, respectively. The SEP26 contract increased by 0.12% to 1,360.00 points, while the DEC26 contract saw an appreciation of 0.13%, closing at 1,357.70 points.

In terms of individual stock performance, M2M emerged as the top gainer of the session, registering a significant increase of 3.70% to reach 414.80 dirhams. MLE also performed well, with a rise of 3.55% to 379.00 dirhams, while TQM advanced by 2.78%, closing at 1,850.00 dirhams. Other notable gainers included REB and AFI, both experiencing increases of 2.4%, closing at 101.00 and 338.00 dirhams, respectively. Conversely, ZDJ recorded the largest decline, dropping by 5.97% to 310.30 dirhams. OUL followed suit with a decrease of 5.92% to 1,097.00 dirhams, along with CRS, which fell by 4.72% to 24.00 dirhams. Furthermore, INV lost 4.38% to close at 131.00 dirhams, while FBR saw a reduction of 2.03%, ending the session at 387.00 dirhams.

As reported by boursenews.ma.