Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Hotels & Tourism, Agriculture & Food and Retail sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.81%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210), which rose 9.91% or 5.30 points to trade at 58.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Amana Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8310) added 4.22% or 0.74 points to end at 18.28 and The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:8030) was up 2.63% or 0.44 points to 17.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Banque Saudi Fransi (SE:1050), which fell 5.49% or 1.80 points to trade at 31.00 at the close. Ash-Sharqiyah Development Company (SE:6060) declined 3.00% or 1.25 points to end at 40.35 and National Industrialization Co (SE:2060) was down 2.86% or 0.42 points to 14.24.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 122 to 46 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.91% or 5.30 to 58.80.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.34% or 0.16 to $46.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.22% or 0.11 to hit $48.80 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 6.66 to trade at $1234.16 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.07% to 4.2985, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 94.95.