Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the declined 0.47%.
The best performers of the session on the were Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.96% or 1.92 points to trade at 21.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) added 8.33% or 0.01 points to end at 0.13 and Allied Cooperative Insurance Group SJSC (TADAWUL:) was up 5.83% or 1.08 points to 19.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Leejam Sports Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 9.96% or 23.00 points to trade at 208.00 at the close. Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (TADAWUL:) declined 4.04% or 3.20 points to end at 76.10 and Al Taiseer Group TALCO Industrial Company SCJSC (TADAWUL:) was down 4.03% or 2.70 points to 64.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 147 to 141 and 26 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.78% or 0.59 to $75.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.68% or 0.54 to hit $78.51 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 6.75 to trade at $2,432.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.02% to 4.06, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.16% at 104.48.
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