Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Construction & Building Materials, Distributors and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Ennakl Automobiles SA (CS:NKL), which rose 5.23% or 2.38 points to trade at 47.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Maghreb Oxygene (CS:OXYG) added 4.97% or 7.95 points to end at 168.00 and AFMA SA (CS:AFM) was up 2.94% or 30 points to 1050 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Stroc Industrie (CS:STR), which fell 6.47% or 3.04 points to trade at 43.96 at the close. Salafin (CS:SLF) declined 4.59% or 50 points to end at 1040 and Cartier Saada (CS:CRS) was down 2.92% or 0.70 points to 23.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 18 to 18 and 6 ended unchanged.
Shares in Maghreb Oxygene (CS:OXYG) rose to 3-years highs; rising 4.97% or 7.95 to 168.00. Shares in AFMA SA (CS:AFM) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.94% or 30 to 1050.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.93% or 1.86 to $65.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 2.94% or 2.02 to hit $70.67 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 2.60 to trade at $1342.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was unchanged 0.00% to 11.3290, while USD/MAD fell 0.23% to 9.1766.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.13% at 89.41.