Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Forestry & Paper, Pharmaceutical Industry and Distributors sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Ste de Travaux de Realisation d’Ouvrages et de Constuction Industielle SA (CSE:STR), which rose 10.00% or 4.91 points to trade at 54.02 at the close. Meanwhile, Involys (CSE:INV) added 9.99% or 8.59 points to end at 94.59 and Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM) was up 9.98% or 59.30 points to 653.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Balima (CSE:BAL), which fell 5.94% or 13.00 points to trade at 206.00 at the close. Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO) declined 3.46% or 1.79 points to end at 50.00 and Cartier Saada (CSE:CRS) was down 2.34% or 0.72 points to 30.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 26 to 21 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ste de Travaux de Realisation d’Ouvrages et de Constuction Industielle SA (CSE:STR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.00% or 4.91 to 54.02. Shares in Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.98% or 59.30 to 653.20.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.32% or 0.24 to $75.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.40% or 0.32 to hit $79.36 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 4.70 to trade at $2,542.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was unchanged 0.01% to 10.74, while USD/MAD unchanged 0.01% to 9.74.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.49% at 101.80.