Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.84%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financial Services , Industrial Investment and Real Estate Development sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.84%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Zamil Industrial Investment Co (TADAWUL:2240 ), which rose 4.31% or 1.40 points to trade at 33.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:8200 ) added 4.20% or 1.90 points to end at 47.15 and The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8030 ) was up 4.16% or 0.94 points to 23.52 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (TADAWUL:4291 ), which fell 3.94% or 8.40 points to trade at 204.60 at the close. Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Svcs (TADAWUL:4200 ) declined 3.84% or 4.80 points to end at 120.20 and Riyadh Cement Co (TADAWUL:3092 ) was down 3.61% or 1.20 points to 32.05.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 169 to 143 and 21 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.52% or 0.36 to $69.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.47% or 0.34 to hit $72.22 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.59% or 15.71 to trade at $2,629.39 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.37% to 3.90, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.57% at 107.96.

Source: Investing.com