Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Cement and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.19% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Dur Hospitality (SE:4010), which rose 5.08% or 1.05 points to trade at 21.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Advanced Petrochemical Company (SE:2330) added 4.61% or 2.24 points to end at 50.80 and Middle East Healthcare Co (SE:4009) was up 3.29% or 1.89 points to 59.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Food Products Co. (SE:2100), which fell 9.64% or 1.87 points to trade at 17.52 at the close. Taleem REIT Fund (SE:4333) declined 6.46% or 0.76 points to end at 11.00 and AlJazira Mawten REIT (SE:4331) was down 3.19% or 0.52 points to 15.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 94 to 80 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Food Products Co. (SE:2100) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.64% or 1.87 to 17.52. Shares in Advanced Petrochemical Company (SE:2330) rose to all time highs; rising 4.61% or 2.24 to 50.80.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.29% or 0.19 to $65.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.14% or 0.10 to hit $69.71 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.10 to trade at $1348.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.41% to 4.6515, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7499.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.24% at 88.89.