Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Utilities, Chemicals and Software & Computer Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.79% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Hps (CS:HPS), which rose 6.80% or 119.00 points to trade at 1869.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Afriquia Gaz (CS:AGAZ1) added 5.99% or 180 points to end at 3186 and Lydec (CS:LYD) was up 5.98% or 37.40 points to 662.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SMI (CS:SMI), which fell 5.97% or 197 points to trade at 3103 at the close. Sothema (CS:SOT) declined 5.67% or 85 points to end at 1415 and Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR) was down 5.63% or 8.95 points to 150.05.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 37 to 12 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hps (CS:HPS) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.80% or 119.00 to 1869.00. Shares in Afriquia Gaz (CS:AGAZ1) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.99% or 180 to 3186.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 1.02% or 0.65 to $63.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.01% or 0.70 to hit $68.61 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.57% or 7.60 to trade at $1334.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.01% to 11.2980, while USD/MAD fell 0.02% to 9.2287.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.01% at 90.32.