Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Real Estate, Pharmaceutical Industry and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares added 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Alliances (CSE:ADI), which rose 6.56% or 20.00 points to trade at 325.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Involys (CSE:INV) added 5.25% or 4.99 points to end at 100.00 and Delta Holding S.A (CSE:DHO) was up 4.65% or 2.44 points to 54.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Label Vie (CSE:LBV), which fell 3.41% or 150.00 points to trade at 4,250.00 at the close. Jet Contractors (CSE:JET) declined 3.04% or 44.00 points to end at 1,401.00 and IB Maroc Com SA (CSE:IBC) was down 2.94% or 1.09 points to 36.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 26 to 20 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Alliances (CSE:ADI) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.56% or 20.00 to 325.00.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.73% or 1.24 to $70.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.70% or 1.29 to hit $74.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.07% or 29.50 to trade at $2,730.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.37% to 10.68, while USD/MAD unchanged 0.00% to 9.90.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 104.27.