Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Utilities, Holding Companies and Real Estate sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares lost 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were BMCI (CS:BMCI), which rose 9.99% or 76 points to trade at 841 at the close. Meanwhile, Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI) added 5.97% or 9.50 points to end at 168.50 and Risma (CS:RIS) was up 5.07% or 7.25 points to 150.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Stroc Industrie (CS:STR), which fell 4.73% or 2.55 points to trade at 51.40 at the close. Alliances (CS:ADI) declined 3.80% or 10 points to end at 253 and Lydec (CS:LYD) was down 3.69% or 24.00 points to 626.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 22 to 20 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in BMCI (CS:BMCI) rose to 3-years highs; up 9.99% or 76 to 841. Shares in Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.97% or 9.50 to 168.50.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.33% or 0.17 to $51.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.09% or 0.05 to hit $56.66 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.39% or 5.08 to trade at $1288.72 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.10% to 11.1330, while USD/MAD fell 0.18% to 9.3980.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 92.90.