Investing.com – Morocco equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Banks, Beverages and Transportation sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.96% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO), which rose 9.09% or 7.50 points to trade at 90.00 at the close. Sanlam Maroc SA (CSE:SAH) added 7.38% or 149.00 points to end at 2,169.00 and CTM (CSE:CTM) was up 5.25% or 47.90 points to 959.90 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Residences Dar Saada SA (CSE:RDS), which fell 1.95% or 1.89 points to trade at 95.00 in late trade. AFMA SA (CSE:AFM) declined 1.80% or 24.00 points to end at 1,310.00 and Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM) down 1.67% or 8.00 points to 470.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones by 37 to 16 and 8 ended unchanged on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
Shares in Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.09% or 7.50 to 90.00.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.14% or 0.68 to $60.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.05% or 0.66 to hit $63.50 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.28% or 42.31 to trade at $3,348.31 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.23% to 10.40, while USD/MAD fell 0.25% to 9.24.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 100.13.