Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Agriculture & Food and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 1.66%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SE:2250), which rose 9.02% or 1.65 points to trade at 19.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Southern Province Cement Co. (SE:3050) added 8.03% or 5.50 points to end at 74.00 and The Saudi British Bank (SE:1060) was up 6.51% or 1.40 points to 22.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were National Medical Care Company (SE:4005), which fell 2.67% or 1.50 points to trade at 54.75 at the close. Abdullah A. M. Al-Khodari Sons Co (SE:1330) declined 1.45% or 0.20 points to end at 13.55 and Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (SE:1213) was down 1.40% or 0.20 points to 14.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 139 to 23 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SE:2250) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.02% or 1.65 to 19.95.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.39% or 0.74 to $52.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.12% or 0.62 to hit $54.87 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.62% or 7.45 to trade at $1212.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.14% to 4.0194, while USD/SAR fell 0.09% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.27% at 100.50.