Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Invest Companies & Other Finance, Software & Computer Services and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.13% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Maghrebail (CS:MAB), which rose 5.94% or 46 points to trade at 821 at the close. Meanwhile, M2M Group (CS:M2M) added 3.21% or 9.10 points to end at 292.40 and Salafin (CS:SLF) was up 2.57% or 20 points to 795 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR), which fell 9.99% or 10.18 points to trade at 91.72 at the close. Stroc Industrie (CS:STR) declined 6.05% or 2.90 points to end at 45.00 and Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI) was down 5.51% or 7.60 points to 130.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 19 to 18 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Maghrebail (CS:MAB) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.94% or 46 to 821.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.00% or 0.50 to $50.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.20% or 0.62 to hit $52.48 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.10% or 13.95 to trade at $1254.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.15% to 10.8880, while USD/MAD rose 0.25% to 9.7532.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.49% at 96.60.