Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the Mining , Food Producers & Processors and Insurance sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.23%.

The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Taqa Morocco SA (CSE: TQM ), which rose 8.15% or 128.00 points to trade at 1,699.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Micro Data SA (CSE: MIC ) added 6.45% or 48.80 points to end at 804.90 and Disway SA (CSE: DWY ) was up 6.10% or 43.90 points to 763.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were IB Maroc Com SA (CSE: IBC ), which fell 5.87% or 2.31 points to trade at 37.05 at the close. Maghreb Oxygene (CSE: MOX ) declined 4.88% or 22.95 points to end at 447.00 and Hps (CSE: HPS ) was down 4.00% or 25.00 points to 600.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 25 to 24 and 11 ended unchanged.

Shares in Taqa Morocco SA (CSE: TQM ) rose to all time highs; up 8.15% or 128.00 to 1,699.00. Shares in Disway SA (CSE: DWY ) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.10% or 43.90 to 763.90.

Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.60% or 1.06 to $67.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.68% or 1.17 to hit $70.63 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 2.01 to trade at $2,924.59 a troy ounce.

EUR/MAD was up 0.10% to 10.55, while USD/MAD fell 0.31% to 9.73.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 103.64.