Saudi Arabia stocks lower at close of trade; Tadawul All Share down 0.02%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Hotels & Tourism , Media & Publishing and Transport sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share fell 0.02%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:8200 ), which rose 5.99% or 2.70 points to trade at 47.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Chemical Company (TADAWUL:2230 ) added 5.07% or 0.46 points to end at 9.54 and Fitaihi Holding Group (TADAWUL:4180 ) was up 4.58% or 0.19 points to 4.34 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were SHL Financing Company SJSC (TADAWUL:1183 ), which fell 3.87% or 0.68 points to trade at 16.90 at the close. National Medical Care Company (TADAWUL:4005 ) declined 3.54% or 5.80 points to end at 158.20 and MBC Group CJSC (TADAWUL:4072 ) was down 3.40% or 1.80 points to 51.20.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 187 to 118 and 22 ended unchanged.

Shares in Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:8200 ) rose to all time highs; rising 5.99% or 2.70 to 47.80.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.10% or 0.75 to $68.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.10% or 0.79 to hit $72.63 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.63% or 16.80 to trade at $2,664.20 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.54% to 3.95, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 106.32.

Source: Investing.com