Moroccan stocks ended Friday's session in positive territory, buoyed by advances across several sector groups. At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 1.86%.
Leading the session's performers was Miniere Touissit (CSE:CMT), which climbed 9.98% - a gain of 413.00 points - to finish at 4,551.00. Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO) advanced 8.98%, adding 4.77 points to close at 57.88. SMI (CSE:SMI) was also among the top risers, up 7.53% or 490.00 points, to end the day at 6,998.00.
Not all names moved higher. Marocaine pour le Commerce et l'Industrie Banque SA (CSE:BCI) recorded the steepest decline among active issues, dropping 4.13% or 25.00 points to settle at 578.00. Societe des Boissons du Maroc SA (CSE:SBM) fell 2.81%, a loss of 59.00 points, to close at 2,041.00, while CTM (CSE:CTM) slipped 2.66% or 23.00 points to end at 843.00.
Market breadth favored advances: on the Casablanca Stock Exchange, 46 stocks rose, 10 declined and 4 finished unchanged.
Commodity and currency markets that intersect with Moroccan trade and investor sentiment showed mixed moves. Crude oil for July delivery fell 3.59% - down 3.15 - to $84.56 a barrel. Brent oil for August delivery lost 3.44%, or 3.11, to trade at $87.27 a barrel. Precious metals diverged from crude, with the August Gold Futures contract rising 2.81%, up 115.45, to $4,229.45 a troy ounce.
On the currency front, EUR/MAD increased by 0.22% to 10.72, while USD/MAD rose 0.32% to 9.27. The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10%, trading at 99.75.
The session reflected selective strength among miners and holding companies, offset by weakness in certain banking and consumer-facing beverage and transport names. Trading volume details were not provided in the session summary.