Morocco shares rise at close of trade; All Moroccan stocks rose 0.19% by Investing.com

Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors propelled shares higher.

At the end of Casablanca, it added 0.19%.

The best performers of the session were Stokvis Nord Afrique (CSE: ), which rose 9.96% or 1.63 points to trade at 18.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Involys (CSE: ) added 9.62% or 10.00 points to end at 114.00 and Zellidja SA (CSE: ) was up 5.99% or 4.79 points to trade at 84.79 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE: ), which declined 9.99% or 67.60 points to trade at 609.40 at the close. Fenie Brossette ( CSE: ) declined 8.92% or 11.15 points to 113.80 and Med Paper ( CSE: ) declined 7.29% or 1.94 points to 24.66.

Declining stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 30 to 25, with 8 ending unchanged.

Shares of Stokvis Nord Afrique (CSE: ) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.96% or 1.63 by 6 p.m. Shares in Involys (CSE: ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.62% or 10.00 to 114.00.

Crude oil for October delivery rose 1.97%, or 1.44, to $74.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodity trading, Brent crude for October delivery rose 1.75%, or 1.35, to $78.57 a barrel, while December gold futures rose 1.42 % or 35.70 to $2,552.40 per troy ounce.

EUR/MAD fell 0.42% to 10.72, while USD/MAD was unchanged 0.00% to 9.68.

US dollar index futures fell 0.78% to 100.61.