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 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the were Retal Urban Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.64% or 1.38 points to trade at 15.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) added 7.14% or 0.02 points to end at 0.30 and Al ELM Information Security Company CJSC (TADAWUL:) was up 4.64% or 49.80 points to 1,122.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Eastern Province Cement Co. (TADAWUL:), which fell 6.79% or 2.35 points to trade at 32.25 at the close. Saudi Research and Marketing Group (TADAWUL:) declined 4.18% or 12.20 points to end at 279.80 and Arabian Pipes Company (TADAWUL:) was down 4.03% or 5.20 points to 123.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 198 to 106 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Retal Urban Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; up 9.64% or 1.38 to 15.70.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 2.83% or 1.97 to $71.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.63% or 1.92 to hit $75.02 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 1.90 to trade at $2,751.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.66% to 4.10, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.57% at 103.61.
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