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Casablanca Stock Exchange: MASI rises 0.19% to 16,998.93 points

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The Casablanca Stock Exchange’s MASI index rose 0.19% to 16,998.93 points, supported by real estate stocks. The real estate sector gained 3.14% and trading exceeded 183 million dirhams, while forestry and paper fell 5.21%, according to Infomediaire.

The MASI index of the Casablanca Stock Exchange, the main indicator of the Moroccan market, rose 0.19% on Thursday to close at 16,998.93 points, according to Infomediaire.

The real estate holdings and property development index recorded the best sector performance, rising 3.14%. Among the advancing stocks, Alliances gained 3.85% to 351 dirhams, Douja Prom Addoha rose 3.50% to 34.3 dirhams and CFG Bank gained 2.09% to 195 dirhams.

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