Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Banking, Beverage and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.78% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Med Paper (CSE:MDP), which rose 9.52% or 2.00 points to trade at 23.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ste de Travaux de Realisation d’Ouvrages et de Constuction Industielle SA (CSE:STR) added 8.41% or 3.70 points to end at 47.70 and Hps (CSE:HPS) was up 7.03% or 45.00 points to 685.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were CTM (CSE:CTM), which fell 6.38% or 79.00 points to trade at 1,160.00 at the close. Ste Nationale de Siderurgie SA (CSE:SID) declined 5.61% or 67.00 points to end at 1,128.00 and Ennakl Automobiles (CSE:NKL) was down 2.78% or 1.00 points to 35.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 36 to 20 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hps (CSE:HPS) rose to 52-week highs; rising 7.03% or 45.00 to 685.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.67% or 0.49 to $73.81 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.70% or 0.53 to hit $76.69 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.68% or 18.19 to trade at $2,690.59 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.08% to 10.37, while USD/MAD rose 0.29% to 10.07.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 108.99.