Investing.com – Morocco equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Holding Companies, Transport and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Alliances (CS:ADI), which rose 7.31% or 3 points to trade at 44 at the close. CTM (CS:CTM) added 5.99% or 23.60 points to end at 417.50 and Delta Holding S.A (CS:DHO) was up 4.84% or 1.15 points to 24.89 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Timar (CS:TIM), which lost 5.98% or 23.90 points to trade at 375.10 in late trade. Auto Hall (CS:AUTO) declined 5.75% or 5.75 points to end at 94.20 and Afriquia Gaz (CS:AGAZ1) shed 5.66% or 126 points to 2100.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 23 to 19 and 2 ended unchanged on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.78% or 0.36 to $45.96 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.09% or 0.04 to hit $48.53 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.10% or 1.10 to trade at $1107.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.05% to 10.7640, while USD/MAD fell 0.15% to 9.8990.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.13% at 98.12.