Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure, Real Estate and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares fell 0.74% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Delattre Levivier Maroc (CS:DLM), which rose 5.88% or 10.00 points to trade at 180.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Managem (CS:MNG) added 5.86% or 44 points to end at 794 and Med Paper (CS:PAP) was up 5.29% or 0.95 points to 18.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Afric Industries Sa (CS:AFIND), which fell 5.99% or 21.30 points to trade at 333.80 at the close. Centrale Danone (CS:CDA) declined 5.99% or 60 points to end at 940 and Axa Credit (CS:AXC) was down 5.98% or 19.75 points to 310.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 23 to 12 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Centrale Danone (CS:CDA) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.99% or 60 to 940. Shares in Axa Credit (CS:AXC) fell to 52-week lows; falling 5.98% or 19.75 to 310.20.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.51% or 0.25 to $48.82 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.49% or 0.25 to hit $50.29 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.86% or 10.95 to trade at $1286.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was up 0.09% to 10.9310, while USD/MAD fell 0.16% to 9.6888.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.23% at 94.41.