Casablanca Stocks See Positive Start; MASI Up 0.5%

The Casablanca Stock Exchange opened on a positive note on Friday, with its main index, the MASI, rising by 0.5% to 16,426.61 points.

The MASI 20, which includes the 20 most liquid stocks, increased by 0.56% to 1,333.57 points, and the MASI ESG, an index of companies with the best ESG ratings published by Moody’s ESG Solutions, gained 0.71% to 1,160.98 points.

Meanwhile, the MASI Mid and Small Cap, which tracks the performance of small and medium-sized companies listed on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, rose by 0.49% to 1,716.36 pts.

The previous day, the MASI had closed with a gain of 1.48%.