The standout number on the Casablanca stock exchange today was clear: Auto Nejma surged 6% to MAD 4,834 even as the MASI index fell 0.66% to 18,505.63 points on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. In a session where 41 stocks declined against just 16 gainers, the car distributor’s rally stood out as one of the market’s few clear risk-on signals.
That divergence matters because it came against a softer macro backdrop for equities overall, not a broad-based rally. Brent crude dropped 4.6% on the day to $89.93 a barrel, which should, in principle, ease the energy bill for Morocco as a net oil importer. Yet that tailwind was not enough to lift the wider market. At the same time, EUR/MAD rose 2.97% to 10.667, a move that can raise import costs for companies sourcing goods from Europe, including auto distributors.
Key figures
- MASI: 18,505.63 points (-0.66%)
- Auto Nejma: MAD 4,834 (+6.0%)
- Market breadth: 16 up / 41 down / 23 unchanged
- Brent crude: $89.93 (-4.6% on the day)
- Marsa Maroc turnover: MAD 42.24 million
