Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Energy & Utilities and Media & Publishing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al-Ahlia Insurance Company (SE:8140), which rose 9.50% or 0.85 points to trade at 9.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Amana Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8310) added 9.09% or 1.05 points to end at 12.60 and Arabia Insurance Cooperative Co (SE:8160) was up 6.73% or 0.70 points to 11.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al-Jouf Agriculture Development Co (SE:6070), which fell 3.12% or 1.00 points to trade at 31.10 at the close. Saudi Fisheries Co. (SE:6050) declined 2.82% or 0.40 points to end at 13.80 and National Metal Manufacturing Co. (SE:2220) was down 2.66% or 0.80 points to 29.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 98 to 53 and 17 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.63% or 0.28 to $44.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.26% or 0.57 to hit $44.80 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 1.58% or 20.50 to trade at $1273.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.01% to 4.2764, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.21% at 94.03.