MASI falls 0.32% to close below 17,000 points
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Infomediaire
Casablanca’s MASI index fell 0.32% on Monday 26 October to close at 16,999.56 points, below the 17,000-point threshold. Trading exceeded 729.6 million dirhams and the pharmaceutical sector recorded the biggest decline, according to Infomediaire.
The MASI, the main index of the Casablanca Stock Exchange, fell 0.32% on Monday 26 October, closing at 16,999.56 points and slipping back below the 17,000-point threshold, reports Infomediaire. Total trading volume exceeded 729.6 million dirhams.
The pharmaceutical sector index recorded the steepest sectoral decline, at 5.49%, while the computer hardware, software and services index rose 2.13%. Among individual stocks, Sothema fell 5.91% to 301.10 dirhams, while S2M recorded the biggest gain, rising 6.05% to 489 dirhams.
The session came after the MASI closed at 16,998.93 points on 15 October. The Casablanca Stock Exchange had also reported a 12.9% rise in the profits of listed companies in early October, according to its results report.
