Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Media & Publishing, Retail and Hotels & Tourism sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240), which rose 5.01% or 2.00 points to trade at 41.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (SE:2350) added 4.51% or 0.30 points to end at 6.95 and Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300) was up 4.20% or 0.25 points to 6.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tabuk Agriculture Development Co (SE:6040), which fell 7.22% or 0.95 points to trade at 12.20 at the close. Basic Chemical Industries Co (SE:1210) declined 5.34% or 1.80 points to end at 31.90 and United Cooperative Assurance Co (SE:8190) was down 2.76% or 0.40 points to 14.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 89 to 45 and 35 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.56% or 0.65 to $42.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.15% or 0.51 to hit $44.78 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.26% or 3.45 to trade at $1340.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.13% to 4.1635, while USD/SAR rose 0.15% to 3.7557.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.14% at 96.32.