Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Industrial Investment, Financial Services and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.87% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Ceramic Co. (SE:2040), which rose 9.89% or 4.60 points to trade at 51.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Bank AlJazira (SE:1020) added 8.86% or 1.52 points to end at 18.68 and Swicorp Wabel REIT (SE:4345) was up 5.00% or 0.40 points to 8.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Halwani Bros (SE:6001), which fell 4.31% or 5.20 points to trade at 115.40 at the close. Ash-Sharqiyah Development Company (SE:6060) declined 4.16% or 4.20 points to end at 96.80 and Arab Sea Information Systems Co SJSC (SE:7201) was down 4.06% or 3.80 points to 89.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 125 to 71 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Ceramic Co. (SE:2040) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 9.89% or 4.60 to 51.10. Shares in Bank AlJazira (SE:1020) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 8.86% or 1.52 to 18.68.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.11% or 0.69 to $61.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.19% or 0.78 to hit $64.64 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.15 to trade at $1776.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.25% to 4.5261, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.06% at 90.898.