Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Transport, Invest Companies & Other Finance and Holding Companies sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares declined 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Miniere Touissit (CS:CMT), which rose 1.81% or 32 points to trade at 1800 at the close. Meanwhile, Risma (CS:RIS) added 1.69% or 2.95 points to end at 178.00 and Snep (CS:SNP) was up 1.27% or 9.00 points to 719.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Zellidja S.A (CS:ZELI), which fell 5.97% or 8.45 points to trade at 133.00 at the close. CDM (CS:CDM) declined 4.72% or 28 points to end at 572 and Salafin (CS:SLF) was down 4.37% or 48 points to 1050.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 28 to 9 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Miniere Touissit (CS:CMT) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 1.81% or 32 to 1800.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.32% or 0.89 to $66.50 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 1.23% or 0.89 to hit $71.69 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.21% or 2.80 to trade at $1350.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.12% to 11.3470, while USD/MAD fell 0.33% to 9.1658.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 89.16.