Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the declined 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:), which rose 9.99% or 23.30 points to trade at 256.55 at the close. Meanwhile, IB Maroc Com SA (CSE:) added 6.69% or 1.89 points to end at 30.15 and Balima (CSE:) was up 6.00% or 11.95 points to 211.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were S2M (CSE:), which fell 7.48% or 14.95 points to trade at 185.00 at the close. Maghreb Oxygene (CSE:) declined 5.91% or 13.40 points to end at 213.50 and Residences Dar Saada SA (CSE:) was down 2.23% or 1.95 points to 85.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 28 to 25 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.99% or 23.30 to 256.55.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.87% or 0.68 to $77.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.66% or 0.53 to hit $80.31 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.69% or 17.05 to trade at $2,490.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.18% to 10.73, while USD/MAD unchanged 0.00% to 9.94.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 104.14.
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