Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Real Estate Development, Energy & Utilities and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 1.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Jabal Omar Development Company (SE:4250), which rose 6.93% or 4.00 points to trade at 61.75 at the close. Meanwhile, The Company for Coop. Insurance (SE:8010) added 6.12% or 5.25 points to end at 91.00 and AXA Cooperative Insurance Company (SE:8250) was up 5.67% or 0.85 points to 15.85 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sahara (SE:2260), which fell 4.48% or 0.50 points to trade at 10.65 at the close. Mobile Telecommunications Company (SE:7030) declined 4.24% or 0.35 points to end at 7.90 and Saudi Cable Company (SE:2110) was down 3.33% or 0.25 points to 7.25.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 126 to 25 and 18 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 2.16% or 1.05 to $49.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.91% or 0.95 to hit $50.59 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.49% or 6.05 to trade at $1248.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.02% to 4.2637, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7500.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.03% at 93.93.