Investing.com – Morocco equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Holding Companies, Transport and Insurance sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.55% to hit a new 5-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Colorado (CSE:COL), which rose 6.71% or 3.39 points to trade at 53.89 at the close. Atlanta (CSE:ATL) added 5.34% or 7.10 points to end at 140.10 and Societe d’Exploitation des Ports SA (CSE:MSA) was up 5.19% or 22.20 points to 450.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Societe des Boissons du Maroc SA (CSE:SBM), which lost 9.95% or 258.00 points to trade at 2,334.00 in late trade. Ste de Travaux de Realisation d’Ouvrages et de Constuction Industielle SA (CSE:STR) declined 3.91% or 2.50 points to end at 61.50 and Risma (CSE:RIS) shed 2.83% or 6.40 points to 220.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 31 to 21 and 3 ended unchanged on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.09% or 0.06 to $67.73 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $71.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.82% or 22.10 to trade at $2,672.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.37% to 10.83, while USD/MAD rose 0.06% to 9.68.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 100.14.