Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Pharmaceutical Industry, Utilities and Distributors sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares fell 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were IB Maroc Com SA (CSE:IBC), which rose 3.31% or 1.24 points to trade at 38.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Involys (CSE:INV) added 3.13% or 3.30 points to end at 108.80 and Residences Dar Saada SA (CSE:RDS) was up 3.07% or 2.27 points to 76.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM), which fell 4.15% or 21.00 points to trade at 485.00 at the close. Cartier Saada (CSE:CRS) declined 3.85% or 1.50 points to end at 37.50 and Marocaine Ste de Therapeutique SA (CSE:SOT) was down 3.32% or 35.00 points to 1,020.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 28 to 18 and 4 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.10% or 0.72 to $66.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.88% or 0.61 to hit $69.80 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 2.35 to trade at $2,540.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.19% to 10.77, while USD/MAD unchanged 0.03% to 9.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 101.67.