Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Insurance and Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares fell 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Cartier Saada (CS:CRS), which rose 9.75% or 3.41 points to trade at 38.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR) added 9.08% or 7.28 points to end at 87.48 and Snep (CS:SNP) was up 5.81% or 25.25 points to 460.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SMI (CS:SMI), which fell 9.35% or 145 points to trade at 1405 at the close. Wafa Assurance (CS:WASS) declined 7.49% or 308 points to end at 3802 and Lydec (CS:LYD) was down 7.37% or 35.00 points to 440.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 27 to 22 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Cartier Saada (CS:CRS) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.75% or 3.41 to 38.40. Shares in Lydec (CS:LYD) fell to 52-week lows; down 7.37% or 35.00 to 440.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.85% or 0.45 to $53.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.59% or 0.36 to hit $61.45 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.32% or 16.85 to trade at $1296.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.34% to 10.8888, while USD/MAD fell 0.54% to 9.5470.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.76% at 95.567.