Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Real Estate, Utilities and Mining sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares declined 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM), which rose 9.99% or 23.30 points to trade at 256.55 at the close. Meanwhile, IB Maroc Com SA (CSE:IBC) added 6.69% or 1.89 points to end at 30.15 and Balima (CSE:BAL) was up 6.00% or 11.95 points to 211.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were S2M (CSE:S2M), which fell 7.48% or 14.95 points to trade at 185.00 at the close. Maghreb Oxygene (CSE:MOX) declined 5.91% or 13.40 points to end at 213.50 and Residences Dar Saada SA (CSE:RDS) was down 2.23% or 1.95 points to 85.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 28 to 25 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.99% or 23.30 to 256.55.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.87% or 0.68 to $77.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.66% or 0.53 to hit $80.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.69% or 17.05 to trade at $2,490.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.18% to 10.73, while USD/MAD unchanged 0.00% to 9.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 104.14.