Morocco's stock market ended Monday's session in positive territory, with the Moroccan All Shares index rising 0.16% at the close in Casablanca. Sector gains in Banking, Beverage and Transport were the primary contributors to the overall uptick.
The session's strongest performer on the Moroccan All Shares was Lesieur Cristal (CSE:LES), which climbed 6.29% - an advance of 22.00 points - to finish at 372.00. Managem (CSE:MNG) also posted a solid gain, adding 4.99% or 698.00 points to close at 14,698.00. Miniere Touissit (CSE:CMT) rose 2.78%, up 130.00 points, to end the day at 4,810.00.
On the downside, SMI (CSE:SMI) recorded the largest drop among active names, losing 7.19% or 763.00 points to close at 9,849.00. Involys (CSE:INV) fell 3.13% or 4.70 points to finish at 145.30, while Stokvis Nord Afrique (CSE:SNA) declined 2.83% or 2.39 points to end at 82.10.
Market breadth on the Casablanca Stock Exchange was negative by number of issues: 34 stocks fell while 16 advanced and 8 remained unchanged.
Commodity markets showed mixed moves during the session. Crude oil for July delivery gained 1.86% - up $1.88 - to $102.90 a barrel. Brent oil for July delivery increased 1.47% or $1.61, settling at $110.87 a barrel. By contrast, the June Gold Futures contract declined 0.45%, a drop of $20.56, to trade at $4,541.34 per troy ounce.
Currency pairs involving the Moroccan dirham also shifted: EUR/MAD eased 0.11% to 10.71, while USD/MAD was down 0.12% at 9.22. The US Dollar Index Futures moved lower as well, falling 0.12% to 99.09.
A brief note for investors watching individual names: interest in Miniere Touissit (CSE:CMT) was highlighted by its mid-single-digit session gain. For those seeking valuation context on CMT, a separate fair-value assessment tool is mentioned in market commentary, which aggregates multiple valuation models.
This report summarizes closing prices and market movements as recorded on the Casablanca Stock Exchange for the session in question. Data presented include index performance, individual stock changes, market breadth, selected commodity prices and key currency pairs.