Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Petrochemicals, Industrial Investment and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Industrial Export Co (SE:4140), which rose 9.94% or 7.10 points to trade at 78.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabia Refineries Co. (SE:2030) added 5.06% or 2.00 points to end at 41.50 and Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (SE:4070) was up 5.06% or 2.20 points to 45.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anaam International Holding Group (SE:4061), which fell 4.83% or 0.70 points to trade at 13.78 at the close. Abdullah A. M. Al-Khodari Sons Co (SE:1330) declined 3.73% or 0.27 points to end at 6.97 and Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (SE:1213) was down 3.24% or 0.44 points to 13.16.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 93 to 79 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Abdullah A. M. Al-Khodari Sons Co (SE:1330) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.73% or 0.27 to 6.97.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.75% or 0.88 to $51.30 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 2.02% or 1.19 to hit $60.23 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 2.10 to trade at $1231.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.17% to 4.2629, while USD/SAR fell 0.08% to 3.7515.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 96.675.