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Casablanca Stock Exchange's MASI Slides Below 18,000 Amid Geopolitical Tension
The Casablanca Stock Exchange ended Wednesday in the red, as the flagship MASI index slipped 0.93% to 18,055 points, briefly touching an intraday low of 17,961. The decline follows fresh geopolitical flare‑ups after U.S. strikes in Iran and comments from former President Donald Trump that the cease‑fire is dead. Trading volume was modest on the main market, while a huge capital increase by Sanlam Maroc drove the total market turnover to a record‑high.
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Market Overview
The Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE) finished the day in the red on July 8, 2026. The headline MASI index slipped 0.93% to close at 18,055.63 points, after briefly falling to an intraday low of 17,961.44 points. Year‑to‑date, the MASI is down 4.20%.
Key Indexes
- MASI 20: Down 1.00% to 1,328.05 points, recording a YTD decline of 10.61%.
Trading Volume
Activity on the main market remained modest, with only MAD 108 million exchanged. The total market turnover, however, jumped to MAD 2.669 billion, driven mainly by Sanlam Maroc’s capital increase that raised MAD 2.560 billion.
Top Gainers
- Sonasid: +3.06% to MAD 1,989
- Colorado: +2.44% to MAD 79.90
- TGCC: +0.39% to MAD 765.00 (MAD 12 million traded)
Top Losers
- Promopharm: -5.93% to MAD 1,269 (largest drop of the session)
- SMI: -4.77% to MAD 5,966
- CMT: -4.11% to MAD 4,600
- CIH Bank: -0.82% to MAD 339.50 (MAD 15 million traded)
- LabelVie: -0.61% to MAD 3,600 (MAD 13 million traded)
Market Breadth
Overall, 43 stocks closed lower, 16 rose, and 10 were unchanged. The total market capitalization edged down slightly to MAD 1.033 billion.
For a complete view of the day's activity, see the CSE’s official market sheet.