Investing.com – Morocco equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Utilities, Forestry & Paper and Mining sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares fell 0.09% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Nexans Maroc (CS:NEX), which rose 2.99% or 3.95 points to trade at 135.95 at the close. Risma (CS:RIS) added 2.80% or 4.35 points to end at 159.95 and BCP (CS:BCP) was up 2.59% or 7.55 points to 299.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Stokvis Nord Afrique (CS:SNA), which lost 3.59% or 0.70 points to trade at 18.80 in late trade. Ciments Du Maroc (CS:SCM) declined 3.26% or 59 points to end at 1750 and Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR) shed 3.20% or 4.00 points to 121.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 23 to 11 and 6 ended unchanged on the Casablanca Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.15% or 0.75 to $64.42 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.76% or 0.53 to hit $68.94 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.31% or 4.10 to trade at $1325.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.08% to 11.3080, while USD/MAD rose 0.23% to 9.1887.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 89.48.