Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Food Producers & Processors and Holding Companies sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares added 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were CTM (CS:CTM), which rose 9.09% or 55.00 points to trade at 660.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Dari Couspate SA (CS:DRI) added 5.92% or 111 points to end at 1987 and AFMA SA (CS:AFM) was up 5.60% or 44 points to 830 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Realis. Mecaniques (CS:SRM), which fell 4.00% or 10.00 points to trade at 240.00 at the close. S2M (CS:S2M) declined 2.86% or 5.70 points to end at 193.80 and Ciments Du Maroc (CS:SCM) was down 2.71% or 35 points to 1255.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 24 to 18 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in CTM (CS:CTM) rose to all time highs; rising 9.09% or 55.00 to 660.00. Shares in AFMA SA (CS:AFM) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.60% or 44 to 830.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 4.59% or 1.99 to $45.31 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 4.21% or 1.87 to hit $46.30 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.14% or 1.70 to trade at $1223.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.05% to 10.7170, while USD/MAD rose 0.07% to 9.9929.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 100.19.