Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Real Estate, Banking and Beverage sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.82% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM), which rose 9.98% or 17.50 points to trade at 192.80 at the close. Meanwhile, S2M (CSE:S2M) added 5.71% or 10.00 points to end at 185.00 and Societe Equipement Domestique et Menager SA (CSE:EQD) was up 4.36% or 48.00 points to 1,150.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Zellidja S.A (CSE:ZDJ), which fell 5.99% or 4.82 points to trade at 75.63 at the close. Salafin (CSE:SLF) declined 5.98% or 34.70 points to end at 545.30 and IB Maroc Com SA (CSE:IBC) was down 5.66% or 1.74 points to 29.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 33 to 19 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM) rose to 3-years highs; up 9.98% or 17.50 to 192.80.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.99% or 1.56 to $76.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.87% or 1.54 to hit $80.83 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.19% or 28.10 to trade at $2,381.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.19% to 10.69, while USD/MAD rose 0.12% to 9.85.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 104.08.