Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Hotels & Tourism, Media & Publishing and Transport sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.77% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Jabal Omar Development Company (SE:4250), which rose 3.00% or 2.00 points to trade at 68.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Mouwasat Medical Services Company (SE:4002) added 2.07% or 3.00 points to end at 148.25 and Al-Ahsa Development Co. (SE:2140) was up 1.59% or 0.25 points to 16.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Solidarity Saudi Takaful Co (SE:8290), which fell 5.41% or 1.14 points to trade at 19.95 at the close. BURUJ COOPERATIVE INSURANCE CO (SE:8270) declined 4.65% or 1.60 points to end at 32.80 and Saudi Industrial Export Co (SE:4140) was down 4.53% or 1.50 points to 31.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 158 to 10 and 10 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.65% or 0.83 to $49.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.47% or 0.78 to hit $52.33 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 2.75 to trade at $1206.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.10% to 3.9570, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 102.10.