Wall Street closes at a record for the first time since end of January
Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.20% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Colorado (CSE:COL), which rose 6.74% or 4.31 points to trade at 68.21 at the close. Meanwhile, Atlanta (CSE:ATL) added 6.60% or 9.90 points to end at 159.90 and Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO) was up 6.03% or 5.00 points to 87.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fenie Brossette (CSE:FBR), which fell 6.73% or 37.00 points to trade at 513.00 at the close. SMI (CSE:SMI) declined 3.20% or 89.00 points to end at 2,695.00 and Med Paper (CSE:MDP) was down 3.16% or 1.29 points to 39.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 30 to 23 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Colorado (CSE:COL) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.74% or 4.31 to 68.21.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.41% or 0.26 to $63.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.20% or 0.13 to hit $66.30 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.07% or 37.00 to trade at $3,490.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was unchanged 0.04% to 10.54, while USD/MAD unchanged 0.05% to 9.04.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 98.00.