Investing.com – Morocco equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Mining and Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares added 0.67% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR), which rose 7.02% or 11.35 points to trade at 173.00 at the close. Involys (CS:INV) added 6.51% or 10.00 points to end at 163.50 and Managem (CS:MNG) was up 6.42% or 106 points to 1756 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Colorado (CS:COL), which lost 3.89% or 2.80 points to trade at 69.10 in late trade. Risma (CS:RIS) declined 3.24% or 5.50 points to end at 164.00 and Cartier Saada (CS:CRS) shed 3.03% or 0.75 points to 24.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 33 to 14 and 7 ended unchanged on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.11% or 0.05 to $46.49 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.87% or 0.45 to hit $51.21 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 5.53 to trade at $1313.37 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.21% to 11.1500, while USD/MAD rose 0.35% to 9.3635.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.55% at 92.78.