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.