Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Retail and Petrochemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Arabia Refineries Co. (SE:2030), which rose 4.55% or 1.70 points to trade at 39.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (SE:7040) added 4.41% or 0.150 points to end at 3.550 and Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) was up 4.13% or 1.30 points to 32.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (SE:4070), which fell 2.96% or 0.80 points to trade at 26.20 at the close. Saudi Pharmaceutical Appliances (SE:2070) declined 2.59% or 1.00 points to end at 37.60 and Allianz Saudi Fransi Cooperative Insurance Company (SE:8040) was down 2.25% or 1.00 points to 43.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 95 to 52 and 23 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.71% or 0.38 to $53.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.81% or 0.46 to hit $56.24 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 6.05 to trade at $1229.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.08% to 3.9870, while USD/SAR rose 0.03% to 3.7515.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 100.81.