Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Beverage, Utilities and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.25% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Brasseries Du Maroc (CS:SBM), which rose 5.64% or 94 points to trade at 1759 at the close. Meanwhile, Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI) added 5.59% or 7.95 points to end at 149.95 and Cartier Saada (CS:CRS) was up 5.17% or 0.94 points to 19.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alliances (CS:ADI), which fell 4.69% or 3 points to trade at 65 at the close. Micro Data SA (CS:MIC) declined 4.46% or 6.45 points to end at 138.00 and Stokvis Nord Afrique (CS:SNA) was down 3.47% or 0.90 points to 25.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 29 to 12 and 9 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 3.04% or 1.13 to $36.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 2.88% or 1.14 to hit $38.39 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 1.02% or 12.70 to trade at $1232.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.04% to 10.8560, while USD/MAD rose 0.20% to 9.7880.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 96.68.