MASI drops 1.57% as Akdital and CMGP advance, Lesieur Cristal turns loss-making
The MASI fell 1.57% to 17,303.69 points on October 2, while the MASI 20 lost 1.64% to 1,249.35, the MASI ESG dropped 1.64% to 1,280.56 and the MASI Mid and Small Cap index slid 2.18% to 1,679.86. The decline capped a negative week of 1.57%, with 53 stocks down and SOTHEMA the only real bright spot, according to a Casablanca Stock Exchange note dated October 2. On earnings, Akdital reported 21% revenue growth and a 20% rise in consolidated net profit to MAD 252 million in H1 2026, according to Le360, La Vie éco and LesEco.ma, while CMGP Group lifted net profit attributable to the group to MAD 130 million, according to Infomédiaire and L'Economiste. HPS returned to profit in H1 2026, according to Infomédiaire, while Lesieur Cristal slipped into the red, Telquel.ma reported, and Attijariwafa bank announced the acquisition of Société Générale Ghana to deepen its anglophone Africa footprint, according to Afrimag and Hespress Français.
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