Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Invest Companies & Other Finance, Software & Computer Services and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares fell 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Colorado (CS:COL), which rose 8.65% or 5.57 points to trade at 69.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Involys (CS:INV) added 6.40% or 8.00 points to end at 133.00 and Maghreb Oxygene (CS:OXYG) was up 5.96% or 7.45 points to 132.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Cartier Saada (CS:CRS), which fell 9.14% or 2.33 points to trade at 23.15 at the close. Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI) declined 5.78% or 8.10 points to end at 132.00 and Taslif (CS:TSF1) was down 5.71% or 1.60 points to 26.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 24 to 18 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Colorado (CS:COL) rose to 5-year highs; rising 8.65% or 5.57 to 69.95. Shares in Maghreb Oxygene (CS:OXYG) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.96% or 7.45 to 132.45.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 2.02% or 0.91 to $45.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.49% or 0.71 to hit $48.23 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.41% or 4.94 to trade at $1219.64 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.29% to 11.0030, while USD/MAD rose 0.20% to 9.6431.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 95.48.