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 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the were Miahona Holding SCJSC (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.93% or 2.12 points to trade at 23.46 at the close. Meanwhile, Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (TADAWUL:) added 7.88% or 6.70 points to end at 91.70 and Jazan Development Co. (TADAWUL:) was up 6.92% or 1.00 points to 15.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (TADAWUL:), which fell 5.99% or 0.53 points to trade at 8.32 at the close. Mouwasat Medical Services Company (TADAWUL:) declined 3.69% or 4.60 points to end at 120.20 and International Company for Water and Power Projects (ACWA Power) (TADAWUL:) was down 3.56% or 13.00 points to 351.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 142 to 137 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Miahona Holding SCJSC (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; up 9.93% or 2.12 to 23.46.
Crude oil for August delivery was down 0.17% or 0.14 to $80.59 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.02% or 0.02 to hit $84.31 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.30% or 6.90 to trade at $2,338.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.39% to 4.03, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.05% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 105.19.
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