Investing.com – Morocco stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Chemicals, Mining and Real Estate sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Casablanca, the Moroccan All Shares gained 1.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Moroccan All Shares were Managem (CS:MNG), which rose 9.36% or 109 points to trade at 1274 at the close. Meanwhile, Snep (CS:SNP) added 7.25% or 25.35 points to end at 375.00 and Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR) was up 6.62% or 10.55 points to 170.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sonasid (CS:SOND), which fell 4.96% or 19 points to trade at 361 at the close. Stroc Industrie (CS:STR) declined 3.37% or 1.75 points to end at 50.24 and Disway SA (CS:DWY) was down 2.57% or 9.50 points to 360.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 24 to 15 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Managem (CS:MNG) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.36% or 109 to 1274. Shares in Snep (CS:SNP) rose to 5-year highs; up 7.25% or 25.35 to 375.00. Shares in Fenie Brossette (CS:FBR) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.62% or 10.55 to 170.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.73% or 0.93 to $52.93 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 1.94% or 1.10 to hit $55.60 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.89% or 11.05 to trade at $1224.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.21% to 10.6980, while USD/MAD rose 0.12% to 10.0891.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.25% at 100.97.