In its recent bulletin on weekly indicators, Bank Al-Maghrib (BAM) indicates that between October 14 and 18, the dirham appreciated by 0.15% against the US dollar and depreciated by 0.12% against the euro.

During the auctions for the purchase of currencies on October 18, BAM retained a total amount of 45 million dollars, or the equivalent of 407.4 million dirhams (MDH), specifies the Central Bank. As of October 15, 2021, outstanding official reserve assets stood at 322.8 billion dirhams (MMDH), up 0.3% week-on-week and 10% year-on-year . Also, the overall outstanding balance of Central Bank interventions, during the period from October 14 to 20, stands at 83.6 billion dirhams, including 30.9 billion dirhams in the form of 7-day advances on call for tenders. , 25.8 billion dirhams in the form of repurchase agreements and 26.9 billion dirhams as part of support programs for the financing of very small, small and medium-sized enterprises (TPME). On the interbank market, the average daily volume of trade stood at 3.2 billion dirhams and the interbank rate stood at 1.50% on average during this period. On the stock market, the Masi appreciated by 0.8% between October 14 and 18, bringing its performance since the beginning of the year to 17.7%.