Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Financial Services, Petrochemicals and Real Estate Development sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.48% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were United Cooperative Assurance Co (SE:8190), which rose 9.09% or 1.02 points to trade at 12.24 at the close. Meanwhile, National Medical Care Company (SE:4005) added 5.69% or 2.60 points to end at 48.30 and Gulf General Cooperative Insurance (SE:8260) was up 5.26% or 0.70 points to 14.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Food Products Co. (SE:2100), which fell 2.35% or 0.36 points to trade at 14.94 at the close. Southern Province Cement Co. (SE:3050) declined 2.03% or 0.70 points to end at 33.75 and United Int Transportation Company (SE:4260) was down 2.01% or 0.55 points to 26.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 85 to 84 and 13 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.19% or 0.14 to $73.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.02% or 0.02 to hit $82.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.43% or 5.20 to trade at $1191.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.06% to 4.3494, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7508.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 94.82.