Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Software & Computer Services, Construction & Building Materials and Chemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.20%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Agma Lahlou-Tazi (CS:AGMA), which rose 5.80% or 181 points to trade at 3300 at the close. Meanwhile, Disway SA (CS:DWY) added 2.95% or 14.00 points to end at 489.00 and Micro Data SA (CS:MIC) was up 2.47% or 6.50 points to 269.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were M2M Group (CS:M2M), which fell 6.25% or 25.00 points to trade at 375.00 at the close. Risma (CS:RIS) declined 2.60% or 3.90 points to end at 146.00 and Atlanta (CS:ATL) was down 2.23% or 1.45 points to 63.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 22 to 15 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Agma Lahlou-Tazi (CS:AGMA) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.80% or 181 to 3300. Shares in Disway SA (CS:DWY) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.95% or 14.00 to 489.00. Shares in Micro Data SA (CS:MIC) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 2.47% or 6.50 to 269.50.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.51% or 0.93 to $62.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.03% or 0.70 to hit $68.48 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 8.70 to trade at $1311.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.19% to 11.1940, while USD/MAD rose 0.19% to 9.3886.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 92.33.