Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Beverage and Oil & Gas sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.62% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were IB Maroc Com SA (CS:IBC), which rose 9.99% or 17.20 points to trade at 189.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Rebab Company (CS:REBA) added 5.93% or 8.00 points to end at 143.00 and Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI) was up 5.73% or 7.85 points to 144.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wafa Assurance (CS:WASS), which fell 4.02% or 199 points to trade at 4750 at the close. CTM (CS:CTM) declined 3.29% or 32.00 points to end at 942.00 and Jet Contractors (CS:JET) was down 2.06% or 4.95 points to 235.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 30 to 18 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in IB Maroc Com SA (CS:IBC) rose to 3-years highs; up 9.99% or 17.20 to 189.45. Shares in Rebab Company (CS:REBA) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.93% or 8.00 to 143.00.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.02% or 0.01 to $49.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.28% or 0.15 to hit $54.35 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.77% or 10.33 to trade at $1349.33 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.07% to 11.1800, while USD/MAD fell 0.61% to 9.3175.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.59% at 91.67.