Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Insurance, Software & Computer Services and Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares declined 0.26% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Stroc Industrie (CS:STR), which rose 9.97% or 2.42 points to trade at 26.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Timar (CS:TIM) added 5.69% or 12.00 points to end at 223.00 and Aluminum du Maroc SA (CS:ALU) was up 5.52% or 89 points to 1700 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Disway SA (CS:DWY), which fell 9.99% or 35.95 points to trade at 324.05 at the close. Ennakl Automobiles SA (CS:NKL) declined 9.05% or 3.43 points to end at 34.45 and Wafa Assurance (CS:WASS) was down 4.65% or 190 points to 3900.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 18 to 17 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aluminum du Maroc SA (CS:ALU) rose to 5-year highs; up 5.52% or 89 to 1700.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.46% or 0.31 to $67.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.75% or 0.58 to hit $77.47 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.51% or 6.30 to trade at $1235.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.14% to 10.8580, while USD/MAD fell 0.14% to 9.5275.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 96.21.