Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the added 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the were Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.69% or 2.50 points to trade at 28.30 at the close. Meanwhile, The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (TADAWUL:) added 4.75% or 1.45 points to end at 32.00 and Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:) was up 4.36% or 1.20 points to 28.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Advanced Industries Co. (TADAWUL:), which fell 6.32% or 2.80 points to trade at 41.50 at the close. National Medical Care Company (TADAWUL:) declined 4.87% or 10.80 points to end at 211.00 and AL-BABTAIN POWER &TELECOM CO (TADAWUL:) was down 3.86% or 1.45 points to 36.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 182 to 108 and 20 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.53% or 0.44 to $82.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.43% or 0.37 to hit $86.17 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.76% or 18.15 to trade at $2,379.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.03% to 4.06, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 104.51.
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