Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transport, Insurance and Banking sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Delattre Levivier Maroc (CS:DLM), which rose 5.94% or 9.85 points to trade at 175.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Wafa Assurance (CS:WASS) added 3.38% or 119 points to end at 3635 and CTM (CS:CTM) was up 3.15% or 17.00 points to 557.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Centrale Danone (CS:CDA), which fell 5.99% or 37 points to trade at 577 at the close. Dari Couspate SA (CS:DRI) declined 5.96% or 134 points to end at 2116 and Med Paper (CS:PAP) was down 4.53% or 0.86 points to 18.14.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 26 to 12 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Centrale Danone (CS:CDA) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.99% or 37 to 577.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.68% or 0.32 to $47.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.98% or 0.48 to hit $49.53 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.33% or 4.35 to trade at $1325.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.23% to 10.9470, while USD/MAD fell 0.02% to 9.6923.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.01% at 94.72.