MARKET INFORMATION
Casablanca Stock Exchange (CSE)

 

 

Trading Hours

Pre-opening session

09:00 – 09:30

Continuous Trade

09:30 - 15:20

Closing auction

15:20 – 15:30

Trading at last until

15:30 - 15:40

Time Zone

all year long

GMT+1

Trading Days

Monday – Friday

Trading Currency

Moroccan Dirham (MAD)

 

Main Index

MASI Free Float All Shares index

Reuters code

.MASI

Bloomberg code

MOSENEW

Exchange Code

Reuters

CS

Bloomberg

MC

Trading ID/ Trading Requirements

no ID required for trading. The full legal name and the custody account number are required.

Settlement Cycle

T+3

Current Index Status

MSCI FM - FTSE FM

Market Cap

USD62.6bn

Average Daily Value Traded
YearAVG VALUE TRADED
2021 $ 32.7mn
2022 $ 25.4mn
2023 $ 26.8mn
MARKET DYNAMICS

Stock Limit 

+/- 10% for continuous trading stocks
+/- 6% for auction stocks

Tick Size

<MAD100: 0.01
MAD100-MAD500: 0.05
MAD500-1000: 0.10
Above MAD 1,000: 1.00

Board Lot

No board lot

Crosses

Allowed
within mkt spread

Dynamic
limit

If the stock moves 3% from last, it gets suspended for 5 mins before reopening

Official
Closing Price

Matched price in the closing auction or the last traded price prior to the auction in case no matching occurred in the auction

Iceberg Orders

Available with minimum of 500 shares to show

Off-Market Crosses

1) Trading hours: from 09:30 - 15:40
2) Authorities calculate the minimum value of the trade based on the liquidity and volume of the name in the market, revisions are made periodically
3) The price range is 10% from the last traded price prior to the closing auction for securities in continuous trading and 6% from the last traded price prior to the closing auction for securities traded by auction.

MARKET REGULATIONS
Foreign Ownership Restriction
 Foreign investors may own up to 100% of any stock, excluding banks where Moroccan Central Bank has to approve any strategic foreign participation.
Disclosure Rules
A public disclosure is required at the ownership of 5%, 10%, 20%, 33.33%, 50% and 66.66% of any listed company. In case the company in question is a bank then the Central Bank approval is required at 5% ownership.
Securities Lending
Permitted
Short selling
Not permitted
MARKET FEES & TAXES
Market Fees 10 bps
Value Added Tax 10% on Market Fees and Brokerage
Dividend Tax 15%
Capital Gain Tax None for foreign investors