Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Distributors, Real Estate and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 1.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were LafargeHolcim Maroc (CSE:LHM), which rose 8.64% or 155.00 points to trade at 1,950.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Balima (CSE:BAL) added 5.98% or 12.50 points to end at 221.50 and Maghrebail (CSE:MAB) was up 5.88% or 54.00 points to 972.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Maghreb Oxygene (CSE:MOX), which fell 5.99% or 13.00 points to trade at 204.00 at the close. Risma (CSE:RIS) declined 5.31% or 13.00 points to end at 232.00 and Cartier Saada (CSE:CRS) was down 4.55% or 1.50 points to 31.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 34 to 19 and 3 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 1.36% or 1.01 to $75.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.26% or 0.99 to hit $79.40 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 13.90 to trade at $2,389.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.25% to 10.76, while USD/MAD fell 0.56% to 9.88.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 104.20.