Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Transport, Insurance and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Arabian Cooperative Insurance (SE:8100), which rose 9.62% or 2.30 points to trade at 26.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) added 5.76% or 1.89 points to end at 34.70 and SABB Takaful (SE:8080) was up 5.72% or 2.49 points to 46.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Trade Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8170), which fell 2.19% or 0.91 points to trade at 40.60 at the close. Banque Saudi Fransi (SE:1050) declined 2.03% or 0.80 points to end at 38.60 and Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (SE:1213) was down 2.00% or 0.42 points to 20.55.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 90 to 75.
Shares in Saudi Arabian Cooperative Insurance (SE:8100) rose to 3-years lows; rising 9.62% or 2.30 to 26.20.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.35% or 0.21 to $60.09 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.69% or 0.46 to hit $65.11 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.17% or 2.00 to trade at $1191.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.26% to 4.1124, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.19% at 97.12.