The Casablanca Stock Exchange closed the week of 12–16 January in negative territory, with its benchmark MASI index falling 1.38% to 19,200.47 points.
The MASI 20, which tracks the 20 most liquid stocks, declined 2.09% to 1,499.73 points, while the MASI ESG, covering companies with the highest ESG ratings, slipped 0.45% to 1,297.96 points. The MASI Mid and Small Cap index dropped 1.05% to 1,884.22 points.
Sectoral performance was mixed. The sharpest declines were recorded in industrial engineering and equipment (-7.63%), agricultural industry (-3.75%) and transport services (-3.06%). Gains were led by mining (+8.6%), beverages (+1.38%) and leisure and hotels (+1.25%).
Weekly trading volume exceeded 1.56 billion dirhams, concentrated in Managem, SGTM and Attijariwafa Bank. Market capitalisation stood at 1,067.36 billion dirhams.
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