Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Building & Construction, Multi Investment and Industrial Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Cement Company (SE:3030), which rose 2.38% or 1.25 points to trade at 53.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Transport & Investment Co (SE:4110) added 2.37% or 1.25 points to end at 54.00 and Mouwasat Medical Services Company (SE:4002) was up 2.11% or 3.00 points to 145.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (SE:8200), which fell 6.08% or 0.45 points to trade at 6.95 at the close. Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8050) declined 4.56% or 0.75 points to end at 15.70 and Nama Chemicals Co. (SE:2210) was down 4.17% or 0.75 points to 17.25.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 113 to 29 and 36 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nama Chemicals Co. (SE:2210) fell to 52-week lows; losing 4.17% or 0.75 to 17.25.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 0.97% or 0.50 to $50.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.76% or 0.41 to hit $53.55 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 3.10 to trade at $1256.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.04% to 4.2054, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 97.06.