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 lost 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the were MBC Group CJSC (TADAWUL:), which rose 5.05% or 2.00 points to trade at 41.60 at the close. Meanwhile, AL-BABTAIN POWER &TELECOM CO (TADAWUL:) added 4.27% or 1.70 points to end at 41.50 and CHUBB Arabia Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:) was up 4.25% or 1.10 points to 27.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 7.69% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.12 at the close. Saudi vitrified clay pipes co. (TADAWUL:) declined 6.59% or 2.80 points to end at 39.70 and Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker (TADAWUL:) was down 6.34% or 1.85 points to 27.35.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 191 to 96 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) fell to 52-week lows; losing 7.69% or 0.01 to 0.12.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 1.29% or 0.99 to $77.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 1.04% or 0.83 to hit $80.49 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 10.35 to trade at $2,483.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.05% to 4.10, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 103.08.
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