Investing.com – Morocco equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transport, Software & Computer Services and Holding Companies sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.03% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Colorado (CS:COL), which rose 4.34% or 2.69 points to trade at 64.69 at the close. Hps (CS:HPS) added 3.72% or 40.00 points to end at 1115.00 and Stroc Industrie (CS:STR) was up 3.04% or 1.35 points to 45.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Agma Lahlou-Tazi (CS:AGMA), which lost 3.47% or 90 points to trade at 2500 in late trade. Miniere Touissit (CS:CMT) declined 2.88% or 40 points to end at 1350 and Total Maroc SA (CS:TMA) shed 1.98% or 29.0 points to 1432.0.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 16 to 14 and 14 ended unchanged on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.69% or 1.17 to $42.34 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 2.89% or 1.33 to hit $44.69 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 3.34 to trade at $1246.84 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.02% to 10.9090, while USD/MAD fell 0.12% to 9.7896.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 97.34.