The Casablanca Stock Exchange achieved a historic milestone last week,crossing the one trillion dirham market capitalization threshold for the first time,confirming the Moroccan financial market’s growing maturity and investor confidence.
The benchmark MASI index advanced 1.30 percent during the week,breaking through the psychological 19,000-point barrier. This achievement reflects sustained market consolidation driven by blue-chip performance and favorable macroeconomic conditions supporting equity valuations.
Trading activity intensified significantly,with central market exchanges reaching 466 million dirhams. Attijariwafa Bank led volumes with 62 million dirhams traded,gaining 3.57 percent to close at 725 dirhams. Maroc Telecom followed,rising 2.54 percent to 121 dirhams,confirming both stocks’ status as market locomotives.
Recent listing Vicenne contributed to market dynamism,surging 46 percent to 345 dirhams within its first week of trading. This performance highlights renewed vitality in Morocco’s IPO market,previously characterized by limited new offerings.
The milestone occurs within a supportive economic environment. First-quarter 2025 growth reached 4.8 percent,driven by non-agricultural sectors expanding 4.6 percent,according to High Commission for Planning data. Major infrastructure projects related to hosting CAN 2025 and preparations for the 2030 World Cup boost domestic demand and investment.
Sectoral indicators reinforce positive momentum. Cement sales,a construction barometer,increased nearly 10 percent year-on-year through June. Automotive sales jumped 36.6 percent with over 88,000 units sold,indicating robust consumption. Agriculture recovered with 4.5 percent value-added growth despite climatic challenges.
This trillion-dirham threshold represents more than technical achievement—it crystallizes a decade of financial market development,strengthening fundamentals,and upgrading listed companies’ profiles while signaling investor confidence in Morocco’s economic potential.
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