Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the fell 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the were Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:), which rose 5.99% or 2.70 points to trade at 47.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Chemical Company (TADAWUL:) added 5.07% or 0.46 points to end at 9.54 and Fitaihi Holding Group (TADAWUL:) was up 4.58% or 0.19 points to 4.34 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SHL Financing Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 3.87% or 0.68 points to trade at 16.90 at the close. National Medical Care Company (TADAWUL:) declined 3.54% or 5.80 points to end at 158.20 and MBC Group CJSC (TADAWUL:) was down 3.40% or 1.80 points to 51.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 187 to 118 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; rising 5.99% or 2.70 to 47.80.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.10% or 0.75 to $68.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.10% or 0.79 to hit $72.63 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.63% or 16.80 to trade at $2,664.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.54% to 3.95, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 106.32.
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