A sharp divergence defined the Casablanca stock exchange today: while the MASI index fell 1.42% to 16,749.18 points, Zodiac Energie surged 10.0% to MAD 257.45, making it the day’s top performer in a session where only 7 stocks advanced against 50 decliners. That gap between a double-digit winner and a broadly weaker market says a great deal about the current Morocco stock market: investors are rewarding names with clear operational catalysts while cutting exposure to companies more vulnerable to cost inflation and risk-off sentiment.
Key figures
- MASI: 16,749.18 points, down 1.42%
- Zodiac Energie: +10.0% at MAD 257.45
- Market breadth: 7 gainers / 50 losers / 24 unchanged
- Brent crude: $104.03 a barrel, up 3.8% on the day
- EUR/MAD: 11.1, up 2.10%
Market context: broad-based selling across Casablanca
The weakness was not confined to one pocket of the market. The MASI 20 dropped 1.43% to , taking its year-to-date loss to , while the index fell to , leaving it down in 2026. Even the more defensive slipped to , based on verified market data as of 16:46 UTC.
