Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Software & Computer Services, Real Estate and Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares declined 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Afriquia Gaz (CS:AGAZ1), which rose 5.97% or 179 points to trade at 3179 at the close. Meanwhile, Nexans Maroc (CS:NEX) added 4.50% or 5.85 points to end at 135.95 and Saham Assurance (CS:SAH) was up 2.90% or 45 points to 1595 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI), which fell 5.98% or 8.85 points to trade at 139.25 at the close. Hps (CS:HPS) declined 3.13% or 54.00 points to end at 1671.00 and BMCI (CS:BMCI) was down 2.56% or 25 points to 950.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 25 to 20 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Afriquia Gaz (CS:AGAZ1) rose to all time highs; rising 5.97% or 179 to 3179.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.38% or 0.24 to $63.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.27% or 0.19 to hit $69.34 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.80 to trade at $1334.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.12% to 11.2950, while USD/MAD rose 0.04% to 9.2299.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.14% at 90.36.