Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Electrical & Electronic equipment and Distributors sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Jet Contractors (CS:JET), which rose 9.99% or 38.85 points to trade at 427.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Atlanta (CS:ATL) added 9.98% or 5.48 points to end at 60.38 and Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI) was up 5.99% or 10.10 points to 178.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IB Maroc Com SA (CS:IBC), which fell 6.81% or 9.50 points to trade at 130.00 at the close. Ennakl Automobiles SA (CS:NKL) declined 3.75% or 2.03 points to end at 52.11 and Stroc Industrie (CS:STR) was down 1.75% or 0.90 points to 50.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 21 to 17 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jet Contractors (CS:JET) rose to all time highs; up 9.99% or 38.85 to 427.85. Shares in Atlanta (CS:ATL) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.98% or 5.48 to 60.38. Shares in Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.99% or 10.10 to 178.60.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.95% or 1.00 to $50.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.53% or 0.87 to hit $56.07 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 6.98 to trade at $1295.88 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.10% to 11.1300, while USD/MAD rose 0.16% to 9.4030.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 92.89.