Investing.com – Morocco equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Chemicals, Beverage and Transport sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.42% to hit a new 3-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Snep (CS:SNP), which rose 9.98% or 9.10 points to trade at 100.30 at the close. Brasseries Du Maroc (CS:SBM) added 4.44% or 100 points to end at 2350 and Hps (CS:HPS) was up 2.79% or 19.50 points to 719.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Centrale Danone (CS:CDA), which lost 5.64% or 32 points to trade at 540 in late trade. IB Maroc Com SA (CS:IBC) declined 4.46% or 4.50 points to end at 96.50 and Risma (CS:RIS) shed 3.73% or 3.95 points to 102.05.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 23 to 21 and 6 ended unchanged on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.37% or 0.17 to $45.64 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.49% or 0.23 to hit $46.72 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.30% or 3.65 to trade at $1228.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.06% to 10.7110, while USD/MAD rose 0.09% to 10.0030.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.06% at 100.26.