Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Industrial Investment and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.32%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Makkah Construction&Development Co (SE:4100), which rose 2.98% or 2.75 points to trade at 95.00 at the close. Meanwhile, National Gypsum Company (SE:2090) added 2.83% or 0.40 points to end at 14.55 and Saudi Arabia Refineries Co. (SE:2030) was up 2.61% or 1.00 points to 39.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Printing & Packaging Company (SE:4270), which fell 5.59% or 1.05 points to trade at 17.75 at the close. Solidarity Saudi Takaful Co (SE:8290) declined 4.55% or 0.45 points to end at 9.45 and Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210) was down 3.86% or 1.20 points to 29.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 124 to 33 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Makkah Construction&Development Co (SE:4100) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.98% or 2.75 to 95.00.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.00% or 0.53 to $52.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.86% or 0.48 to hit $55.44 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 5.10 to trade at $1211.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.12% to 3.9585, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.27% at 102.08.