Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Transport, Software & Computer Services and Holding Companies sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.03% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Colorado (CS:COL), which rose 4.34% or 2.69 points to trade at 64.69 at the close. Meanwhile, Hps (CS:HPS) added 3.72% or 40.00 points to end at 1115.00 and Stroc Industrie (CS:STR) was up 3.04% or 1.35 points to 45.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Agma Lahlou-Tazi (CS:AGMA), which fell 3.47% or 90 points to trade at 2500 at the close. Miniere Touissit (CS:CMT) declined 2.88% or 40 points to end at 1350 and Total Maroc SA (CS:TMA) was down 1.98% or 29.0 points to 1432.0.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 16 to 14 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Hps (CS:HPS) rose to 5-year highs; up 3.72% or 40.00 to 1115.00.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.71% or 1.18 to $42.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 2.93% or 1.35 to hit $44.67 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.27% or 3.38 to trade at $1246.88 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.02% to 10.9090, while USD/MAD fell 0.12% to 9.7896.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 97.34.