Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Hotels & Tourism, Retail and Real Estate Development sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.90%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were United Cooperative Assurance Co (SE:8190), which rose 9.77% or 1.05 points to trade at 11.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Al-Rajhi Cooperative Insurance (SE:8230) added 6.56% or 1.60 points to end at 26.00 and National Gas & Industrialization Co (SE:2080) was up 3.82% or 0.90 points to 24.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240), which fell 7.30% or 3.85 points to trade at 48.90 at the close. Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300) declined 5.69% or 0.35 points to end at 5.80 and Alkhaleej Training & Education Co (SE:4290) was down 4.84% or 1.40 points to 27.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 140 to 19 and 10 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.75% or 0.85 to $47.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 2.21% or 1.10 to hit $48.73 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.27% or 3.45 to trade at $1284.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.12% to 4.2080, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7500.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.08% at 94.95.