Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Retail, Real Estate Development and Multi Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.06%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (SE:4291), which rose 10.00% or 3.00 points to trade at 33.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Kathiri Holding Co (SE:3008) added 9.99% or 9.00 points to end at 99.10 and Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8050) was up 6.30% or 0.68 points to 11.48 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:8030), which fell 9.91% or 1.90 points to trade at 17.28 at the close. Saudi Industrial Services Co. (SE:2190) declined 6.67% or 1.40 points to end at 19.58 and Aseer Trading Tourism&Manufacturing (SE:4080) was down 6.25% or 0.66 points to 9.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 96 to 95 and 7 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 2.95% or 1.32 to $46.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 2.28% or 1.13 to hit $50.80 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 1.74% or 27.20 to trade at $1593.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 1.06% to 4.1708, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7514.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 97.565.