Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Utilities, Banking and Mining sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares lost 0.56%.

The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Maghreb Oxygene (CSE:MOX), which rose 6.22% or 25.00 points to trade at 427.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Balima (CSE:BAL) added 5.99% or 14.25 points to end at 252.20 and Sanlam Maroc SA (CSE:SAH) was up 5.62% or 107.00 points to 2,012.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Fenie Brossette (CSE:FBR), which fell 4.85% or 21.30 points to trade at 417.50 at the close. S2M (CSE:S2M) declined 4.32% or 27.00 points to end at 598.00 and Ste de Travaux de Realisation d’Ouvrages et de Constuction Industielle SA (CSE:STR) was down 3.64% or 8.00 points to 212.00.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 34 to 20 and 7 ended unchanged.

Shares in Balima (CSE:BAL) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.99% or 14.25 to 252.20.

Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.72% or 0.47 to $64.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.71% or 0.49 to hit $68.10 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.55% or 18.89 to trade at $3,424.81 a troy ounce.

EUR/MAD was unchanged 0.03% to 10.55, while USD/MAD fell 0.11% to 8.99.