Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Chemicals, Mining and Construction & Building Materials sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares lost 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Risma (CS:RIS), which rose 3.94% or 5.60 points to trade at 147.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Alliances (CS:ADI) added 1.69% or 4 points to end at 244 and Atlanta (CS:ATL) was up 1.43% or 0.90 points to 63.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI), which fell 5.97% or 8.55 points to trade at 134.65 at the close. Afric Industries Sa (CS:AFIND) declined 3.77% or 10.90 points to end at 278.00 and Ennakl Automobiles SA (CS:NKL) was down 2.78% or 1.40 points to 48.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 25 to 11 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Afric Industries Sa (CS:AFIND) fell to 3-years lows; down 3.77% or 10.90 to 278.00. Shares in Ennakl Automobiles SA (CS:NKL) fell to 52-week lows; falling 2.78% or 1.40 to 48.90.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.01% or 0.58 to $57.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 2.00% or 1.27 to hit $64.67 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.01% or 0.10 to trade at $1248.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.03% to 11.1510, while USD/MAD fell 0.31% to 9.4471.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 93.77.