Moroccan stock market closes lower; as of the close, the Morocco MASI Free Float Index declined by 0.06%

LootboxPhobia · 2026-04-03T15:58:24+00:00

The Moroccan stock market edged lower on Friday, with the MASI Free Float Index down 0.06%. The utilities, banking, and mining sectors underperformed. The best-performing stocks included Label Vie, which rose 8.57%, while BCP fell to a one-year low. Overall, 35 stocks declined and 22 rose. Crude oil prices fluctuated, and the US dollar index edged higher.

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2026-04-03 15:58:24

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Investing.com – Morocco’s stock market fell on Friday, with declines led by sectors such as utilities, banks, and mining.

At the close in Casablanca, Morocco, the MASI free-float index fell 0.06%.

The best-performing stock in the MASI free-float index was Label vie (CSE:LBV), up 8.57% (330.00 points), closing at 4,180.00. Also, Smi (CSE:SMI) rose 8.53% (558.00 points) to close at 7,101.00; Miniere touissit (CSE:CMT) climbed 8.33% (300.00 points) with a late-session close at 3,900.00.

The weakest stock on the board was Bcp (CSE:BCP), down 3.30% (8.20 points), closing at 240.00. Sanlam Maroc SA (CSE:SAH) fell 3.24% (87.00 points) to close at 2,600.00; Aradei Capital SA (CSE:ARD) was down 3.11% (13.00 points) at the close, quoted at 405.00.

Out of 35 stocks on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, 35 fell, exceeding the number of advancing stocks—22—while 5 stocks were unchanged, essentially flat.

Bcp (CSE:BCP) shares plunged to a one-year low, down 3.30% (8.20 points), closing at 240.00. Miniere touissit (CSE:CMT) shares surged to a historical high, up 8.33% (300.00 points), closing at 3,900.00.

The May WTI crude oil futures option contract price fell 0.40% (0.45 points) to reach $111.54. For other futures, the June ICE London Brent crude oil futures contract rose 7.99% (8.08 points), quoted at $109.24, while the June gold futures contract fell 0.48% (22.75), trading at $4,679.70.

EUR/MAD was unchanged at 0.00%, with the exchange rate at 10.82; meanwhile USD/MAD rose 0.48%, quoted at 9.41.

The U.S. dollar index futures rose 0.53%, to 99.99.

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