Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Utilities, Transport and Chemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares lost 0.37%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Residences Dar Saada SA (CSE:RDS), which rose 9.98% or 10.40 points to trade at 114.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Disway SA (CSE:DWY) added 6.98% or 45.00 points to end at 690.00 and Atlanta (CSE:ATL) was up 5.11% or 7.20 points to 148.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM), which fell 5.24% or 26.00 points to trade at 470.00 at the close. Wafa Assurance (CSE:WAA) declined 4.09% or 200.00 points to end at 4,690.00 and Societe des Boissons du Maroc SA (CSE:SBM) was down 3.54% or 84.00 points to 2,291.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 27 to 21 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Residences Dar Saada SA (CSE:RDS) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 9.98% or 10.40 to 114.60.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.35% or 0.27 to $77.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.43% or 0.35 to hit $80.94 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.04% or 1.21 to trade at $2,749.69 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.08% to 10.35, while USD/MAD fell 0.23% to 10.05.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 108.73.