Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrial Investment, Retail and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.57% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Mouwasat Medical Services Company (SE:4002), which rose 9.05% or 11.00 points to trade at 132.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Al-Ahsa Development Co. (SE:2140) added 7.11% or 0.75 points to end at 11.30 and ACE ARABIA COOPERATIVE INSURANCE (SE:8240) was up 4.86% or 1.60 points to 34.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311), which fell 2.68% or 0.35 points to trade at 12.70 at the close. Yanbu National Petrochemical Co (SE:2290) declined 2.15% or 1.00 points to end at 45.60 and Amana Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8310) was down 1.95% or 0.15 points to 7.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 96 to 46 and 27 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.77% or 0.86 to $47.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.93% or 0.98 to hit $49.70 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.11% or 1.35 to trade at $1275.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.41% to 4.1051, while USD/SAR fell 0.03% to 3.7505.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.29% at 98.60.