Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Agriculture & Food, Petrochemicals and Energy & Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.33%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Alinma Tokio Marine Co (SE:8312), which rose 9.99% or 1.94 points to trade at 21.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311) added 9.84% or 2.85 points to end at 31.80 and Filing & Packing Materials Co. (SE:2180) was up 4.56% or 1.60 points to 36.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Arabia Refineries Co. (SE:2030), which fell 3.90% or 1.80 points to trade at 44.30 at the close. Alujain Corporation (SE:2170) declined 3.24% or 1.10 points to end at 32.80 and National Medical Care Company (SE:4005) was down 2.59% or 1.50 points to 56.50.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 110 to 64 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Filing & Packing Materials Co. (SE:2180) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.56% or 1.60 to 36.70.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.45% or 0.30 to $66.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.11% or 0.08 to hit $71.92 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.25% or 3.10 to trade at $1236.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.10% to 4.3876, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 94.45.