Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Holding Companies, Oil & Gas and Distributors sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares lost 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM), which rose 9.99% or 36.85 points to trade at 405.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Agma Lahlou-Tazi (CSE:AGM) added 6.00% or 383.00 points to end at 6,767.00 and Ste Promotion Pharmaceutique du Maghreb SA (CSE:PRO) was up 5.99% or 53.90 points to 953.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO), which fell 3.85% or 2.00 points to trade at 50.00 at the close. Afriquia Gaz (CSE:GAZ) declined 3.39% or 137.00 points to end at 3,910.00 and SMI (CSE:SMI) was down 3.20% or 70.00 points to 2,120.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 31 to 24 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.99% or 36.85 to 405.80.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.46% or 0.35 to $76.54 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.33% or 0.26 to hit $79.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 5.60 to trade at $2,468.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.38% to 10.71, while USD/MAD fell 0.32% to 9.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 102.92.