Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Chemicals, Real Estate and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares lost 0.73%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Involys (CS:INV), which rose 9.96% or 10.95 points to trade at 120.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI) added 5.99% or 8.45 points to end at 149.45 and Agma Lahlou-Tazi (CS:AGMA) was up 5.68% or 133 points to 2475 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alliances (CS:ADI), which fell 8.17% or 13 points to trade at 150 at the close. S2M (CS:S2M) declined 7.55% or 17.35 points to end at 212.60 and Jet Contractors (CS:JET) was down 6.00% or 9.00 points to 141.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 28 to 17 and 9 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.23% or 0.12 to $53.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.38% or 0.21 to hit $55.80 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.80 to trade at $1225.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.12% to 10.6810, while USD/MAD rose 0.15% to 10.0900.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 101.29.