Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Hotels & Tourism, Energy & Utilities and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.51%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Indian Company Insurance (SE:8110), which rose 6.40% or 1.48 points to trade at 24.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Herfy Food Services Co (SE:6002) added 4.40% or 2.20 points to end at 52.20 and Al-Tayyar Travel Group Holding Co. (SE:1810) was up 4.20% or 1.45 points to 35.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Middle East Healthcare Co (SE:4009), which fell 2.13% or 1.40 points to trade at 64.20 at the close. Alkhaleej Training & Education Co (SE:4290) declined 2.11% or 0.40 points to end at 18.60 and Almarai Company (SE:2280) was down 2.07% or 1.70 points to 80.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 108 to 58 and 11 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.79% or 0.38 to $47.49 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.12% or 0.06 to hit $52.04 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 5.00 to trade at $1302.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.01% to 4.4733, while USD/SAR fell 0.04% to 3.7501.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 92.40.