Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Real Estate Development and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.01%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were AXA Cooperative Insurance Company (SE:8250), which rose 5.56% or 1.29 points to trade at 24.50 at the close. Meanwhile, National Medical Care Company (SE:4005) added 5.00% or 2.24 points to end at 47.00 and Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380) was up 3.99% or 0.80 points to 20.86 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300), which fell 7.30% or 0.81 points to trade at 10.28 at the close. Al-Jouf Agriculture Development Co (SE:6070) declined 4.57% or 1.43 points to end at 29.85 and Jazan Development Co. (SE:6090) was down 2.94% or 0.53 points to 17.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 100 to 78 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in AXA Cooperative Insurance Company (SE:8250) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.56% or 1.29 to 24.50. Shares in Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.99% or 0.80 to 20.86.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.13% or 0.08 to $64.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.07% or 0.05 to hit $69.33 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.79% or 10.60 to trade at $1328.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.43% to 4.5883, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.29% at 90.39.