Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Friday, as losses in the Holding Companies, Mining and Distributors sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares fell 1.74% to hit a new 52-week low.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Alliances (CS:ADI), which rose 1.70% or 2 points to trade at 90 at the close. Meanwhile, Afriquia Gaz (CS:AGAZ1) added 0.56% or 16 points to end at 2871 and Promopharm S.A. (CS:PRO) was up 0.43% or 5 points to 1165 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Miniere Touissit (CS:CMT), which fell 9.94% or 163 points to trade at 1477 at the close. Involys (CS:INV) declined 9.65% or 11.55 points to end at 108.15 and Saham Assurance (CS:SAH) was down 9.59% or 140 points to 1320.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 44 to 4 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Involys (CS:INV) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.65% or 11.55 to 108.15. Shares in Saham Assurance (CS:SAH) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.59% or 140 to 1320.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.56% or 0.38 to $67.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.17% or 0.13 to hit $76.37 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.28% or 3.40 to trade at $1200.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.31% to 10.9220, while USD/MAD rose 0.31% to 9.4485.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 95.37.