Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Transport and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares added 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI), which rose 5.99% or 7.60 points to trade at 134.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Risma (CS:RIS) added 5.53% or 6.20 points to end at 118.35 and Aluminum du Maroc SA (CS:ALU) was up 3.93% or 51 points to 1350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR), which fell 2.75% or 3.95 points to trade at 139.90 at the close. Micro Data SA (CS:MIC) declined 1.92% or 4.00 points to end at 204.00 and Sonasid (CS:SOND) was down 1.55% or 6 points to 394.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 24 to 15 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aluminum du Maroc SA (CS:ALU) rose to 3-years highs; up 3.93% or 51 to 1350.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 3.84% or 1.76 to $47.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 3.55% or 1.73 to hit $50.46 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 4.00 to trade at $1220.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.03% to 10.8020, while USD/MAD rose 0.00% to 9.9350.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 99.47.