Investing.com – Morocco stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Casablanca, the fell 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the were Stokvis Nord Afrique (CSE:), which rose 8.11% or 1.38 points to trade at 18.40 at the close. Meanwhile, S2M (CSE:) added 6.06% or 18.80 points to end at 328.80 and SMI (CSE:) was up 5.34% or 110.00 points to 2,168.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Realis. Mecaniques (CSE:), which fell 4.27% or 20.05 points to trade at 449.95 at the close. Ennakl Automobiles (CSE:) declined 4.07% or 1.40 points to end at 33.00 and Fenie Brossette (CSE:) was down 3.70% or 5.00 points to 130.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Casablanca Stock Exchange by 28 to 24 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Stokvis Nord Afrique (CSE:) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.11% or 1.38 to 18.40. Shares in S2M (CSE:) rose to 5-year highs; up 6.06% or 18.80 to 328.80.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.67% or 1.29 to $76.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.34% or 1.08 to hit $79.71 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.79% or 21.59 to trade at $2,727.11 a troy ounce.
EUR/MAD was down 0.09% to 10.34, while USD/MAD fell 0.23% to 10.02.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 1.21% at 107.88.
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