Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Hotels & Tourism, Real Estate Development and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (SE:8200), which rose 5.19% or 0.41 points to trade at 8.31 at the close. Meanwhile, Alujain Corporation (SE:2170) added 4.61% or 1.00 points to end at 22.70 and United Electronics Company (SE:4003) was up 4.30% or 2.90 points to 70.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SE:2250), which fell 2.16% or 0.54 points to trade at 24.42 at the close. Al Hammadi Co (SE:4007) declined 2.14% or 0.46 points to end at 21.00 and National Agriculture Marketing Co. (SE:4160) was down 1.57% or 0.34 points to 21.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 108 to 68 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in United Electronics Company (SE:4003) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 4.30% or 2.90 to 70.40.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.61% or 0.94 to $59.41 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.59% or 1.03 to hit $65.77 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.50% or 21.25 to trade at $1392.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.35% to 4.2490, while USD/SAR rose 0.00% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.47% at 96.113.