Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Holding Companies, Insurance and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares added 0.08%.
The best performers 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. Meanwhile, 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.
The worst performers of the session were Sothema (CS:SOT), which fell 3.85% or 50 points to trade at 1250 at the close. Snep (CS:SNP) declined 3.27% or 11.50 points to end at 340.00 and Realis. Mecaniques (CS:SRM) was down 2.65% or 7.00 points to 257.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 21 to 12 and 8 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 2.70% or 1.37 to $49.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 2.38% or 1.26 to hit $51.73 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.