Saudi Arabia stocks lower at close of trade; Tadawul All Share down 0.07%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Media & Publishing , Energy & Utilities and Building & Construction sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share fell 0.07%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Retal Urban Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4322 ), which rose 9.64% or 1.38 points to trade at 15.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130 ) added 7.14% or 0.02 points to end at 0.30 and Al ELM Information Security Company CJSC (TADAWUL:7203 ) was up 4.64% or 49.80 points to 1,122.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Eastern Province Cement Co. (TADAWUL:3080 ), which fell 6.79% or 2.35 points to trade at 32.25 at the close. Saudi Research and Marketing Group (TADAWUL:4210 ) declined 4.18% or 12.20 points to end at 279.80 and Arabian Pipes Company (TADAWUL:2200 ) was down 4.03% or 5.20 points to 123.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 198 to 106 and 17 ended unchanged.

Shares in Retal Urban Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4322 ) rose to all time highs; up 9.64% or 1.38 to 15.70.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 2.83% or 1.97 to $71.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.63% or 1.92 to hit $75.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 1.90 to trade at $2,751.10 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was up 0.66% to 4.10, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 103.61.

Source: Investing.com