Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Utilities, Forestry & Paper and Construction & Building Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares fell 0.24%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR), which rose 9.17% or 11.75 points to trade at 139.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Oulmes (CS:OULM) added 5.97% or 106 points to end at 1883 and Aluminum du Maroc SA (CS:ALU) was up 5.95% or 78 points to 1388 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Agma Lahlou-Tazi (CS:AGMA), which fell 5.93% or 185 points to trade at 2933 at the close. Lydec (CS:LYD) declined 3.19% or 19.80 points to end at 600.10 and Med Paper (CS:PAP) was down 2.43% or 0.68 points to 27.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 24 to 17 and 8 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.01% or 0.62 to $60.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.38% or 0.25 to hit $64.70 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.57% or 7.50 to trade at $1328.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.19% to 11.3510, while USD/MAD fell 0.37% to 9.1497.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 89.58.