Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Transport and Energy & Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.03%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Gulf Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8120), which rose 10.04% or 1.60 points to trade at 17.54 at the close. Meanwhile, Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8050) added 4.66% or 0.76 points to end at 17.06 and Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) was up 4.17% or 1.60 points to 40.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210), which fell 2.39% or 0.70 points to trade at 28.65 at the close. Saudi Fisheries Co. (SE:6050) declined 2.26% or 0.60 points to end at 25.90 and Jazan Development Co. (SE:6090) was down 2.00% or 0.26 points to 12.72.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 84 to 78 and 14 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.30% or 0.14 to $45.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.10% or 0.05 to hit $48.24 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 6.09 to trade at $1262.81 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.02% to 4.2032, while USD/SAR fell 0.02% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 97.04.