Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Banking and Distributors sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares declined 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Saham Assurance (CS:SAH), which rose 4.46% or 76 points to trade at 1779 at the close. Meanwhile, Ennakl Automobiles SA (CS:NKL) added 3.96% or 1.90 points to end at 49.90 and Delta Holding S.A (CS:DHO) was up 2.78% or 1.04 points to 38.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were IB Maroc Com SA (CS:IBC), which fell 8.35% or 8.80 points to trade at 96.55 at the close. Maghreb Oxygene (CS:OXYG) declined 4.76% or 7.60 points to end at 152.00 and Risma (CS:RIS) was down 3.61% or 6.00 points to 160.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 26 to 13 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saham Assurance (CS:SAH) rose to all time highs; up 4.46% or 76 to 1779. Shares in Delta Holding S.A (CS:DHO) rose to 5-year highs; rising 2.78% or 1.04 to 38.50.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.71% or 0.45 to $64.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.57% or 0.38 to hit $67.42 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.14% or 1.80 to trade at $1332.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.03% to 11.3310, while USD/MAD rose 0.02% to 9.2165.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 89.90.