Morocco's equity market ended the trading day in positive territory on Thursday, with the Moroccan All Shares index finishing up 1.06% at the Casablanca close. Broad sector strength in Banking, Beverage and Transport underpinned the advance.
The session's top performers included Marocaine pour le Commerce et lIndustrie Banque SA (CSE:BCI), which gained 5.73%, finishing at 589.00. Cartier Saada (CSE:CRS) added 4.73% to close at 31.00, and Auto Hall (CSE:ATH) rose 4.38% to end the day at 70.98.
Not all names moved higher. Aluminum du Maroc SA (CSE:ALM) recorded the largest decline, slipping 6.18% to close at 1,866.00. Societe des Boissons du Maroc SA (CSE:SBM) fell 4.92% to 2,280.00, while S2M (CSE:S2M) was down 4.44%, finishing at 560.00.
Market breadth on the Casablanca Stock Exchange favored gainers: 41 stocks advanced, 17 declined and 3 ended unchanged.
Commodities trading showed notable moves during the session. U.S. crude oil for July delivery rose 3.84% to $102.03 a barrel. Brent oil for July delivery climbed 3.16% to $108.34 a barrel. By contrast, the June Gold Futures contract dropped 1.24%, a decline of $56.33, to trade at $4,501.67 per troy ounce.
Foreign exchange rates also shifted: the euro strengthened versus the Moroccan dirham, with EUR/MAD up 0.11% to 10.73, and USD/MAD rose 0.15% to 9.24. The US Dollar Index Futures increased 0.31% to 99.42.
Additional material on trading tools appeared during the session. A market product description noted a chart-analysis system that scans charts to identify patterns, delivering a complete trading setup - entry and exit - in under 60 seconds. The description stated that investors are already reporting a high accuracy rate, including on lower-priced stocks, and referenced a promotional "Flash Sale - Price Goes Up Soon".
The day's moves left pockets of strength in Banking, Beverage and Transport while selective weakness hit materials and select large-cap names. The session combined equity gains with higher crude benchmarks and a firmer dollar and euro against the dirham, alongside a drop in futures gold prices.