Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Distributors, Transport and Electrical & Electronic equipment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares rose 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were M2M Group (CS:M2M), which rose 9.99% or 44.95 points to trade at 494.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Marsa Maroc SA (CS:MSA) added 9.29% or 15.30 points to end at 180.00 and CIH (CS:CIH) was up 3.24% or 10.05 points to 320.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IB Maroc Com SA (CS:IBC), which fell 5.43% or 4.89 points to trade at 85.11 at the close. Delattre Levivier Maroc (CS:DLM) declined 5.21% or 9.90 points to end at 180.10 and Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR) was down 5.13% or 5.95 points to 110.05.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 21 to 20 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in M2M Group (CS:M2M) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.99% or 44.95 to 494.95. Shares in IB Maroc Com SA (CS:IBC) fell to 52-week lows; down 5.43% or 4.89 to 85.11. Shares in Marsa Maroc SA (CS:MSA) rose to all time highs; rising 9.29% or 15.30 to 180.00. Shares in Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR) fell to 52-week lows; losing 5.13% or 5.95 to 110.05.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.70% or 0.46 to $65.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.52% or 0.36 to hit $69.45 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 4.50 to trade at $1354.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.28% to 11.3610, while USD/MAD fell 0.47% to 9.1283.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.48% at 88.67.