Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Holding Companies, Software & Computer Services and Invest Companies & Other Finance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares declined 0.08%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Med Paper (CS:PAP), which rose 8.20% or 1.50 points to trade at 19.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Marsa Maroc SA (CS:MSA) added 2.72% or 2.46 points to end at 92.96 and Managem (CS:MNG) was up 1.88% or 15 points to 815 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dari Couspate SA (CS:DRI), which fell 5.95% or 125 points to trade at 1975 at the close. Cartier Saada (CS:CRS) declined 4.76% or 1.00 points to end at 20.00 and Stroc Industrie (CS:STR) was down 3.90% or 1.85 points to 45.55.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 21 to 17 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Marsa Maroc SA (CS:MSA) rose to all time highs; up 2.72% or 2.46 to 92.96.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.40% or 0.71 to $50.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.16% or 0.61 to hit $51.80 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.21% or 2.65 to trade at $1253.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.11% to 10.8340, while USD/MAD rose 0.31% to 9.8412.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.16% at 97.88.