Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate, Chemicals and Mining sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares added 0.96% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM), which rose 9.98% or 19.25 points to trade at 212.05 at the close. Meanwhile, S2M (CSE:S2M) added 5.95% or 11.00 points to end at 196.00 and Maghreb Oxygene (CSE:MOX) was up 5.29% or 11.40 points to 226.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IB Maroc Com SA (CSE:IBC), which fell 3.31% or 0.96 points to trade at 28.04 at the close. Ennakl Automobiles (CSE:NKL) declined 2.82% or 0.95 points to end at 32.74 and CDM (CSE:CDM) was down 2.62% or 22.90 points to 852.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 39 to 15 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.98% or 19.25 to 212.05.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.80% or 1.39 to $75.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 1.67% or 1.34 to hit $78.94 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 6.15 to trade at $2,421.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was unchanged 0.04% to 10.69, while USD/MAD rose 0.32% to 9.87.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 104.34.