Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Transport, Industrial Investment and Petrochemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (SE:8200), which rose 10.76% or 0.85 points to trade at 8.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Al-Ahlia Insurance Company (SE:8140) added 5.93% or 0.40 points to end at 7.15 and Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff .Co (SE:2270) was up 3.59% or 4.25 points to 122.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Company for Hardware (SE:4008), which fell 2.81% or 2.75 points to trade at 95.25 at the close. Saudi Industrial Export Co (SE:4140) declined 2.54% or 0.90 points to end at 34.50 and National Gypsum Company (SE:2090) was down 2.44% or 0.35 points to 14.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 101 to 41 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (SE:8200) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 10.76% or 0.85 to 8.75.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.74% or 0.39 to $53.32 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.90% or 0.50 to hit $56.09 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.62% or 7.55 to trade at $1233.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.24% to 3.9840, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 100.78.