Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Transport and Cement sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share fell 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al-Rajhi Cooperative Insurance (SE:8230), which rose 9.67% or 2.60 points to trade at 29.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Qassim Agriculture Co. (SE:6020) added 8.59% or 0.70 points to end at 8.85 and United Cooperative Assurance Co (SE:8190) was up 8.54% or 1.05 points to 13.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Int Petrochemical Co (SE:2310), which fell 5.70% or 0.90 points to trade at 14.90 at the close. Herfy Food Services Co (SE:6002) declined 3.73% or 2.75 points to end at 71.00 and The National Shipping Co. (SE:4030) was down 3.70% or 1.50 points to 39.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 79 to 77 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Al-Rajhi Cooperative Insurance (SE:8230) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.67% or 2.60 to 29.50.
Crude oil for January delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $46.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.69% or 0.32 to hit $46.81 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.74% or 9.00 to trade at $1207.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.34% to 3.9720, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.41% at 101.41.