Casablanca stock exchange opens in green territory

Thursday 31 July 2025 - 13:30

Casablanca – The Casablanca Stock Exchange opened higher on Thursday, July 31, 2025, with its benchmark index, the MASI, rising by 0.3% to 19,505.4 points, reflecting positive investor sentiment.

The MASI 20 index, which tracks the 20 most liquid stocks, also climbed by 0.37% to reach 1,604.03 points. Meanwhile, the MASI ESG index—focused on companies with top Environmental, Social, and Governance ratings as evaluated by Moody’s ESG Solutions—rose by 0.27%, hitting 1,342.54 points.

The MASI Mid and Small Cap index, which measures the performance of small and medium-sized listed companies, gained 0.09% to reach 1,832.2 points, showing confidence across company sizes.

Among the top performers were Cosumar (+2.89% to 249 MAD), Ib Maroc.com (+2.7% to 71.88 MAD), Med Paper (+2.53% to 32 MAD), Vicenne (+2.05% to 498 MAD), and Société des Boissons du Maroc (+2.05% to 2,092 MAD).

In contrast, Sothema (-4.25% to 1,758 MAD), SMI (-2.16% to 2,720 MAD), SNEP (-1.32% to 681 MAD), Ciments du Maroc (-0.98% to 2,020 MAD), and Réalisations Mécaniques (-0.89% to 500 MAD) posted the sharpest declines.

This upward momentum follows Tuesday’s session, during which the MASI index had already recorded a solid gain of 0.69%, confirming a positive short-term trend in the Moroccan financial market.