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Moroccan All Shares Index Closes Lower on Banking and Mining Sector Weakness
Summary
Morocco's benchmark stock index, the Moroccan All Shares, closed down 0.61% on Monday, dragged lower by losses in the key banking, mining, and utilities sectors.
Moroccan stocks ended Monday's trading session in negative territory, with the benchmark index declining due to widespread losses in the banking, mining, and utilities sectors. The Moroccan All Shares (MASI) index closed down 0.61%, according to data from the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
Session Details
The market breadth was negative, as falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 27 to 24, while nine stocks finished the session unchanged. The sector-led decline points to investor caution surrounding some of the market's most significant industries.
In the currency markets, the Moroccan dirham weakened against the U.S. dollar, with the USD/MAD pair rising 0.48% to 9.65. The EUR/MAD pair also edged higher by 0.14% to 10.95.
Top Movers
Despite the overall market downturn, a few companies posted notable gains. The session's best performers included:
Ad- Disty Technologies SA (CSE:DYT), which rose 4.64% to close at 361.00.
- Marocaine pour le Commerce et l’Industrie Banque SA (CSE:BCI), which added 4.00% to end at 572.00.
- Marocaine Ste de Therapeutique SA (CSE:SOT), which was up 3.47% to 351.80.
Notable Decliners
On the losing side, mining and technology firms were among the session's worst performers, contributing significantly to the index's fall.
- Managem (CSE:MNG) fell 4.32% to trade at 1,550.00.
- Hps (CSE:HPS) declined 3.61% to end at 615.00.
- Fenie Brossette (CSE:FBR) was down 3.40% to 352.60.
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