Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financial Services, Building & Construction and Hotels & Tourism sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were National Agriculture Marketing Co. (SE:4160), which rose 9.93% or 1.68 points to trade at 18.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Maharah Human Resources Co (SE:1831) added 3.23% or 2.80 points to end at 89.50 and Tourism Enterprise Co. (SE:4170) was up 2.99% or 0.60 points to 20.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8050), which fell 7.29% or 0.77 points to trade at 9.79 at the close. Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311) declined 4.41% or 0.50 points to end at 10.84 and Gulf Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8120) was down 3.92% or 0.46 points to 11.28.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 99 to 86 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8050) fell to 3-years lows; down 7.29% or 0.77 to 9.79.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.71% or 0.41 to $57.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.48% or 0.30 to hit $62.07 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 7.00 to trade at $1463.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.11% to 4.1291, while USD/SAR fell 0.00% to 3.7501.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 98.255.