Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Utilities, Oil & Gas and Banking sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares fell 0.10%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:SRM), which rose 9.97% or 11.95 points to trade at 131.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Residences Dar Saada SA (CSE:RDS) added 6.41% or 4.94 points to end at 81.95 and Maghrebail (CSE:MAB) was up 5.99% or 54.90 points to 970.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ste de Travaux de Realisation d’Ouvrages et de Constuction Industielle SA (CSE:STR), which fell 6.07% or 1.94 points to trade at 30.00 at the close. Sanlam Maroc SA (CSE:SAH) declined 5.70% or 111.00 points to end at 1,836.00 and Ste Nationale de Siderurgie SA (CSE:SID) was down 3.34% or 29.70 points to 860.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 27 to 21 and 14 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.39% or 0.31 to $78.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.33% or 0.27 to hit $82.36 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.41% or 9.90 to trade at $2,389.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.26% to 10.70, while USD/MAD fell 0.22% to 9.83.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 104.08.