Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Holding Companies, Transport and Distributors sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.20% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM), which rose 9.95% or 10.85 points to trade at 119.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Societe d’Exploitation des Ports SA (CSE:MSA) added 4.05% or 15.00 points to end at 385.00 and Colorado (CSE:COL) was up 3.98% or 1.99 points to 51.99 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IB Maroc Com SA (CSE:IBC), which fell 9.06% or 2.89 points to trade at 29.00 at the close. Nationale d’Electrolyse et de Petrochimie Ste SA (CSE:SNP) declined 3.26% or 17.20 points to end at 511.00 and BCP (CSE:BCP) was down 3.23% or 10.00 points to 300.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 28 to 26 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Societe d’Exploitation des Ports SA (CSE:MSA) rose to all time highs; rising 4.05% or 15.00 to 385.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.95% or 0.77 to $80.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.76% or 0.65 to hit $84.46 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.93% or 47.50 to trade at $2,408.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.12% to 10.72, while USD/MAD rose 0.52% to 9.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 104.00.