Morocco stocks higher at close of trade; Moroccan All Shares up 0.64%

Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Holding Companies , Real Estate and Distributors sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares added 0.64% to hit a new 5-year high.

The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were CIH (CSE:CIH ), which rose 6.17% or 25.00 points to trade at 430.00 at the close. Meanwhile, CFG Bank SA (CSE:CFG ) added 5.28% or 9.50 points to end at 189.50 and Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO ) was up 5.05% or 2.79 points to 58.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Colorado (CSE:COL ), which fell 2.46% or 1.27 points to trade at 50.31 at the close. Cartier Saada (CSE:CRS ) declined 1.80% or 0.68 points to end at 37.11 and Bmce Bank (CSE:BOA ) was down 1.77% or 3.45 points to 191.55.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 29 to 21 and 4 ended unchanged.

Shares in CIH (CSE:CIH ) rose to 5-year highs; rising 6.17% or 25.00 to 430.00. Shares in CFG Bank SA (CSE:CFG ) rose to all time highs; rising 5.28% or 9.50 to 189.50. Shares in Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.05% or 2.79 to 58.00.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.07% or 0.05 to $69.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.19% or 0.14 to hit $73.56 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 6.30 to trade at $2,598.70 a troy ounce.

EUR/MAD was down 0.11% to 10.83, while USD/MAD fell 0.20% to 9.73.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 100.57.

Source: Investing.com