Investing.com – Morocco equities were higher at the close on Friday, as gains in the Holding Companies, Insurance and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.08%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Delattre Levivier Maroc (CS:DLM), which rose 4.72% or 8.50 points to trade at 188.50 at the close. Saham Assurance (CS:SAH) added 3.75% or 45 points to end at 1245 and Delta Holding S.A (CS:DHO) was up 3.54% or 0.98 points to 28.70 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Sothema (CS:SOT), which lost 3.85% or 50 points to trade at 1250 in late trade. Snep (CS:SNP) declined 3.27% or 11.50 points to end at 340.00 and Realis. Mecaniques (CS:SRM) shed 2.65% or 7.00 points to 257.50.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 21 to 12 and 8 ended unchanged on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.74% or 1.39 to $49.32 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 2.42% or 1.28 to hit $51.71 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 4.70 to trade at $1288.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.09% to 10.7350, while USD/MAD rose 0.13% to 10.0382.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 99.86.