Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financial Services, Petrochemicals and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.12%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Red Sea Housing Services Company (SE:4230), which rose 5.07% or 1.40 points to trade at 29.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Industrial Development Co. (SE:2130) added 3.84% or 0.84 points to end at 22.70 and SABIC AgriNutrients Co (SE:2020) was up 3.51% or 6.00 points to 177.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Najran Cement Company (SE:3002), which fell 4.25% or 0.94 points to trade at 21.16 at the close. Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co CSJC (SE:7202) declined 4.04% or 8.80 points to end at 209.20 and Saudi Arabian Mining Company (SE:1211) was down 3.98% or 3.40 points to 82.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 151 to 49 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co CSJC (SE:7202) fell to all time lows; falling 4.04% or 8.80 to 209.20. Shares in SABIC AgriNutrients Co (SE:2020) rose to all time highs; up 3.51% or 6.00 to 177.00.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.57% or 1.95 to $77.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 2.76% or 2.19 to hit $81.47 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.35 to trade at $1757.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.37% to 4.3644, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7505.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.37% at 93.703.