The most useful signal from trading on Tuesday, August 4, 2026 was not just the MASI’s 1.05% rise to 18,063.39 points, but the more subtle rotation underneath it: the MASI Mid and Small Cap index gained 0.41% to 1,774.46, while the MASI ESG index jumped 2.28% to 1,308.4. That combination says something specific about the Casablanca stock exchange today: flows are no longer concentrated only in heavyweight names, but are also moving into growth, consumer and quality-led stocks in a market that is becoming more selective.
Key figures
- MASI: +1.05% at 18,063.39
- MASI Mid and Small Cap: +0.41% at 1,774.46
- MASI ESG: +2.28% at 1,308.4
- 37 gainers, 25 losers, 19 unchanged
- Brent crude: $79.71, down 4.8% on the day and 10.5% on the week
Market context: a stronger MASI, but style indices tell the fuller story
The broader market closed higher, with 37 advancing stocks out of 81 listed names, against 25 decliners and 19 unchanged. Yet the MASI 20 rose only 0.16% to 1,322.82, while the headline MASI added 1.05%. That gap matters: it shows the day’s performance did not come solely from the core blue-chip complex, but also from a partial broadening into less heavily weighted segments. On a year-to-date basis, the picture remains mixed, with the , the , while the is still up .