Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Holding Companies, Construction&Building Materials and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.82% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Ciments Du Maroc (CSE:CMA), which rose 8.30% or 144.00 points to trade at 1,879.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO) added 8.25% or 4.21 points to end at 55.21 and Wafa Assurance (CSE:WAA) was up 3.53% or 150.00 points to 4,400.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Involys (CSE:INV), which fell 7.12% or 7.75 points to trade at 101.05 at the close. Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM) declined 4.98% or 24.90 points to end at 475.00 and IB Maroc Com SA (CSE:IBC) was down 4.68% or 1.82 points to 37.03.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 25 to 18 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO) rose to 5-year highs; rising 8.25% or 4.21 to 55.21.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.09% or 0.75 to $69.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.00% or 0.72 to hit $72.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.95% or 24.40 to trade at $2,605.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.34% to 10.82, while USD/MAD unchanged 0.00% to 9.78.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 100.99.
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