Morocco's equities finished the trading session in Casablanca on Thursday with losses, as pressure in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors pushed the Moroccan All Shares index down 0.78% by the close.
At the individual stock level, Lesieur Cristal (CSE:LES) was the top performer on the Moroccan All Shares, rising 4.02% - an increase of 15.00 points - to finish at 388.00. CDM (CSE:CDM) also recorded gains, adding 2.80% or 28.00 points to close at 1,029.00. Societe des Boissons du Maroc SA (CSE:SBM) gained 1.66%, up 40.00 points to end the session at 2,449.00.
On the other side of the tape, SMI (CSE:SMI) led decliners, falling 6.87% or 870.00 points to close at 11,790.00. Ste de Travaux de Realisation dOuvrages et de Constuction Industielle SA (CSE:STR) declined 5.07% - a drop of 11.60 points - to finish at 217.10. Miniere Touissit (CSE:CMT) slipped 4.59%, down 250.00 points to 5,199.00 in late trade.
Market breadth on the Casablanca Stock Exchange skewed negative: 37 stocks fell, 16 advanced and 5 ended unchanged.
Commodities traded with mixed moves during the session. Crude oil for June delivery eased 0.24% or 0.24 to $100.78 a barrel. Brent oil for July delivery fell 0.40% or 0.42 to $105.21 a barrel. The June Gold Futures contract retreated 0.37% or 17.23 to trade at $4,689.47 a troy ounce.
Currency markets accompanying the Casablanca close showed EUR/MAD up 0.05% at 10.74, while USD/MAD rose 0.40% to 9.21. The US Dollar Index Futures was higher, up 0.25% at 98.67.
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