Casablanca Stock Exchange: Summary of the May 14 session

The Casablanca Stock Exchange closed the Wednesday session in negative territory. The MASI index recorded a decline of 0.31%, settling at 18,010.21 points.
The session was marked by sustained activity, with a total trading volume exceeding 518 million dirhams (MDH), while the market capitalization stood at more than 943.41 billion dirhams.
On the sectoral side, the "Portfolio Companies – Holdings" segment suffered the sharpest decline of the day, with a drop of 2.2%. Conversely, the "Pharmaceutical Industry" sector showed the best performance, up 1.99%.
Among the most struggling stocks are Microdata, which gave up 4.9% to 835 dirhams, followed by Maghreb Oxygène (-4.22% to 431 DH), Balima (-3.51% to 220 DH), Oulmès (-3.27% to 1,183 DH), and AtlantaSanad (-2.76% to 141 DH).
Leading the gains, Ib Maroc.com distinguished itself with a jump of 6.29% to 39.74 dirhams, followed by Fenie Bross…