Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Agriculture & Food and Real Estate Development sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Southern Province Cement Co. (SE:3050), which rose 3.89% or 2.00 points to trade at 53.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Arabian Cement Co (SE:3010) added 3.02% or 0.80 points to end at 27.30 and Yanbu Cement Co. (SE:3060) was up 2.98% or 0.95 points to 32.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Takween Advanced Industries (SE:1201), which fell 3.34% or 0.27 points to trade at 7.81 at the close. Alujain Corporation (SE:2170) declined 2.65% or 0.62 points to end at 22.82 and Almarai Company (SE:2280) was down 2.46% or 1.30 points to 51.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 113 to 63 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Southern Province Cement Co. (SE:3050) rose to 52-week highs; up 3.89% or 2.00 to 53.40. Shares in Yanbu Cement Co. (SE:3060) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.98% or 0.95 to 32.80.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.68% or 0.39 to $57.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.85% or 1.17 to hit $64.47 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.36% or 19.30 to trade at $1401.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.51% to 4.2099, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.52% at 96.835.