Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Transport, Oil & Gas and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 0.08% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Total Maroc SA (CS:TMA), which rose 4.71% or 71.0 points to trade at 1578.0 at the close. Meanwhile, Salafin (CS:SLF) added 4.52% or 38 points to end at 878 and Promopharm S.A. (CS:PRO) was up 3.85% or 50 points to 1350 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR), which fell 7.32% or 9.95 points to trade at 126.00 at the close. AFMA SA (CS:AFM) declined 2.38% or 24 points to end at 985 and BCP (CS:BCP) was down 1.58% or 4.75 points to 295.05.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 23 to 14 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Total Maroc SA (CS:TMA) rose to all time highs; rising 4.71% or 71.0 to 1578.0.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.69% or 0.31 to $45.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.50% or 0.24 to hit $47.78 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.02 to trade at $1246.08 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.16% to 11.0210, while USD/MAD fell 0.28% to 9.6436.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 95.39.