Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining, Holding Companies and Food Producers & Processors sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares added 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM), which rose 9.99% or 44.60 points to trade at 490.95 at the close. Meanwhile, SMI (CSE:SMI) added 7.84% or 165.00 points to end at 2,270.00 and Lesieur Cristal (CSE:LES) was up 7.69% or 20.00 points to 280.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bmce Bank (CSE:BOA), which fell 3.03% or 6.00 points to trade at 192.00 at the close. Alliances (CSE:ADI) declined 1.96% or 4.90 points to end at 245.10 and Afriquia Gaz (CSE:GAZ) was down 1.28% or 50.00 points to 3,850.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 31 to 16 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.99% or 44.60 to 490.95. Shares in Afriquia Gaz (CSE:GAZ) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.28% or 50.00 to 3,850.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.74% or 1.39 to $78.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.65% or 1.36 to hit $80.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 6.75 to trade at $2,510.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was unchanged 0.00% to 10.73, while USD/MAD rose 0.07% to 9.82.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 102.71.