Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Telecoms and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares lost 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Med Paper (CS:PAP), which rose 9.97% or 1.73 points to trade at 19.08 at the close. Meanwhile, Dari Couspate SA (CS:DRI) added 6.00% or 112 points to end at 1979 and Delta Holding S.A (CS:DHO) was up 2.71% or 0.54 points to 20.44 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alliances (CS:ADI), which fell 2.47% or 2 points to trade at 64 at the close. Saham Assurance (CS:SAH) declined 1.75% or 18 points to end at 1012 and Jet Contractors (CS:JET) was down 1.64% or 2.50 points to 149.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 13 to 12 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dari Couspate SA (CS:DRI) rose to all time highs; up 6.00% or 112 to 1979.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.84% or 1.33 to $48.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.85% or 0.92 to hit $50.77 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.52% or 7.05 to trade at $1355.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.12% to 10.9450, while USD/MAD fell 0.20% to 9.6646.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.41% at 94.30.