Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Retail, Building & Construction and Petrochemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.23%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Nama Chemicals Co. (SE:2210), which rose 9.52% or 0.40 points to trade at 4.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (SE:8200) added 8.96% or 0.60 points to end at 7.30 and BURUJ COOPERATIVE INSURANCE CO (SE:8270) was up 8.63% or 2.70 points to 34.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (SE:7040), which fell 4.05% or 0.150 points to trade at 3.550 at the close. Umm Al-Qura (SE:3005) declined 3.31% or 0.75 points to end at 21.90 and Saudi Airlines Catering Company (SE:6004) was down 2.29% or 2.00 points to 85.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 100 to 44 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in BURUJ COOPERATIVE INSURANCE CO (SE:8270) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.63% or 2.70 to 34.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.11% or 0.06 to $53.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.33% or 0.19 to hit $56.62 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.79% or 9.65 to trade at $1230.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.69% to 4.0174, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.43% at 100.12.