Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Agriculture & Food, Real Estate Development and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.36%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (SE:4130), which rose 4.01% or 0.88 points to trade at 22.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Savola Group (SE:2050) added 3.96% or 1.25 points to end at 32.80 and Amana Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8310) was up 3.47% or 0.48 points to 14.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Gulf Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8120), which fell 2.15% or 0.30 points to trade at 13.68 at the close. Al-Ahlia Insurance Company (SE:8140) declined 1.79% or 0.22 points to end at 12.08 and National Agriculture Development Co (SE:6010) was down 1.46% or 0.40 points to 27.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 99 to 70 and 21 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.11% or 0.62 to $56.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.08% or 0.70 to hit $65.77 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.98% or 12.75 to trade at $1286.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.32% to 4.2519, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 96.553.