Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Agriculture & Food, Building & Construction and Industrial Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.83% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Ash-Sharqiyah Development Company (SE:6060), which rose 10.01% or 4.40 points to trade at 48.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210) added 8.92% or 6.00 points to end at 73.30 and Saudi Fisheries Co. (SE:6050) was up 5.52% or 1.60 points to 30.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mobile Telecommunications Company (SE:7030), which fell 5.76% or 0.54 points to trade at 8.83 at the close. Lazurde for Jewelry Co (SE:4011) declined 4.39% or 1.00 points to end at 21.80 and Alawwal Bank (SE:1040) was down 3.97% or 0.50 points to 12.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 119 to 53 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210) rose to 5-year highs; up 8.92% or 6.00 to 73.30.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.55% or 0.76 to $49.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 2.35% or 1.21 to hit $52.70 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.74% or 9.34 to trade at $1269.34 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.62% to 4.4066, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7510.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.61% at 93.20.