Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Holding Companies, Beverage and Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.91%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were AFMA SA (CS:AFM), which rose 8.98% or 97 points to trade at 1177 at the close. Meanwhile, Hps (CS:HPS) added 6.40% or 120.00 points to end at 1995.00 and Brasseries Du Maroc (CS:SBM) was up 5.97% or 179 points to 3179 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sonasid (CS:SOND), which fell 2.44% or 15 points to trade at 616 at the close. Managem (CS:MNG) declined 1.13% or 19 points to end at 1660 and Alliances (CS:ADI) was down 0.64% or 1 points to 155.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 31 to 8 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in AFMA SA (CS:AFM) rose to all time highs; up 8.98% or 97 to 1177.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.04% or 0.03 to $68.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.20% or 0.15 to hit $74.89 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 5.40 to trade at $1323.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.05% to 11.2420, while USD/MAD fell 0.05% to 9.2791.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 91.44.