Saudi Arabia stocks lower at close of trade; Tadawul All Share down 0.01%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Agriculture & Food , Retail and Transport sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130 ), which rose 8.33% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.13 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Real Estate Co. (TADAWUL:4020 ) added 6.33% or 1.36 points to end at 22.86 and Saudi Pharmaceutical Appliances (TADAWUL:2070 ) was up 4.99% or 1.60 points to 33.65 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Savola Group (TADAWUL:2050 ), which fell 5.01% or 1.35 points to trade at 25.60 at the close. Wafrah for Industry and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:2100 ) declined 3.62% or 1.55 points to end at 41.25 and Herfy Food Services Co (TADAWUL:6002 ) was down 2.90% or 0.80 points to 26.80.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 178 to 111 and 24 ended unchanged.

Shares in Savola Group (TADAWUL:2050 ) fell to 5-year lows; losing 5.01% or 1.35 to 25.60.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 3.01% or 2.25 to $77.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.55% or 1.99 to hit $80.14 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.55% or 14.00 to trade at $2,560.30 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.25% to 4.19, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 100.69.

Source: Investing.com