Morocco stocks higher at close of trade; Moroccan All Shares up 0.37%
Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Mining , Oil & Gas and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares added 0.37% to hit a new all time high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Salafin (CSE: SLF ), which rose 6.90% or 40.00 points to trade at 620.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Ste Nationale de Siderurgie SA (CSE: SID ) added 4.24% or 58.00 points to end at 1,427.00 and CIH (CSE: CIH ) was up 3.26% or 15.00 points to 475.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Involys (CSE: INV ), which fell 3.40% or 3.40 points to trade at 96.60 at the close. Delta Holding S.A (CSE: DHO ) declined 3.18% or 2.25 points to end at 68.40 and Aluminum du Maroc SA (CSE: ALM ) was down 2.55% or 39.00 points to 1,490.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 30 to 23 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ste Nationale de Siderurgie SA (CSE: SID ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.24% or 58.00 to 1,427.00. Shares in CIH (CSE: CIH ) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.26% or 15.00 to 475.00.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.22% or 0.86 to $71.57 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.47% or 0.35 to hit $75.57 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.55% or 45.06 to trade at $2,945.76 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was unchanged 0.02% to 10.44, while USD/MAD rose 0.23% to 9.99.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 106.84.