Investing.com – Morocco equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Beverage, Utilities and Real Estate sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.25% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Brasseries Du Maroc (CS:SBM), which rose 5.64% or 94 points to trade at 1759 at the close. Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI) added 5.59% or 7.95 points to end at 149.95 and Cartier Saada (CS:CRS) was up 5.17% or 0.94 points to 19.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Alliances (CS:ADI), which lost 4.69% or 3 points to trade at 65 in late trade. Micro Data SA (CS:MIC) declined 4.46% or 6.45 points to end at 138.00 and Stokvis Nord Afrique (CS:SNA) shed 3.47% or 0.90 points to 25.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 29 to 12 and 9 ended unchanged on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was down 3.04% or 1.13 to $36.05 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 2.88% or 1.14 to hit $38.39 a barrel, while the April Gold contract fell 1.02% or 12.70 to trade at $1232.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.04% to 10.8560, while USD/MAD rose 0.20% to 9.7880.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.08% at 96.68.