Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Agriculture & Food, Energy & Utilities and Petrochemicals sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.15%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were National Agriculture Marketing Co. (SE:4160), which rose 8.76% or 1.56 points to trade at 19.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Tabuk Agriculture Development Co (SE:6040) added 5.36% or 0.44 points to end at 8.65 and Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff .Co (SE:2270) was up 5.14% or 6.40 points to 130.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Abdullah Saad Mohammed Abo Moati Stationeries Co (SE:4191), which fell 5.25% or 1.02 points to trade at 18.40 at the close. Al Kathiri Holding Co (SE:3008) declined 4.44% or 5.20 points to end at 112.00 and Alinma Tokio Marine Co (SE:8312) was down 3.64% or 0.40 points to 10.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 97 to 86 and 15 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.96% or 1.66 to $57.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 2.78% or 1.69 to hit $62.51 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.75 to trade at $1481.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.23% to 4.1646, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 97.445.