Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Insurance, Real Estate and Distributors sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Stokvis Nord Afrique (CSE:SNA), which rose 6.12% or 0.95 points to trade at 16.47 at the close. Meanwhile, Disway SA (CSE:DWY) added 4.02% or 25.30 points to end at 655.30 and AFMA SA (CSE:AFM) was up 3.03% or 33.00 points to 1,123.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SMI (CSE:SMI), which fell 4.02% or 88.00 points to trade at 2,100.00 at the close. Salafin (CSE:SLF) declined 3.74% or 20.90 points to end at 538.10 and Nationale d’Electrolyse et de Petrochimie Ste SA (CSE:SNP) was down 3.07% or 16.00 points to 505.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 24 to 24 and 4 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.49% or 0.34 to $69.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.47% or 0.34 to hit $72.66 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.83% or 21.89 to trade at $2,668.19 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.09% to 10.55, while USD/MAD fell 0.09% to 10.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.68% at 106.24.