Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Agriculture & Food 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 Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (SE:4070), which rose 5.87% or 2.15 points to trade at 38.80 at the close. Meanwhile, United Electronics Company (SE:4003) added 5.04% or 2.05 points to end at 42.75 and Allied Cooperative Insurance Group (SE:8150) was up 3.42% or 0.50 points to 15.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Etihad Etisalat Co (SE:7020), which fell 7.23% or 1.46 points to trade at 18.74 at the close. Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) declined 3.08% or 0.80 points to end at 25.20 and Red Sea Housing Services Company (SE:4230) was down 2.54% or 0.50 points to 19.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 78 to 78 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in United Electronics Company (SE:4003) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.04% or 2.05 to 42.75.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.85% or 0.39 to $46.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.92% or 0.44 to hit $48.50 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.20% or 2.49 to trade at $1257.39 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.11% to 4.3688, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 93.77.