Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Media & Publishing, Petrochemicals and Energy & Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.59% to hit a new 6-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210), which rose 10.00% or 5.98 points to trade at 65.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380) added 9.12% or 1.74 points to end at 20.82 and Saudi Printing & Packaging Company (SE:4270) was up 6.65% or 1.33 points to 21.32 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300), which fell 3.35% or 0.38 points to trade at 10.98 at the close. BANK ALBILAD (SE:1140) declined 2.39% or 0.54 points to end at 22.06 and The Company for Coop. Insurance (SE:8010) was down 2.36% or 2.20 points to 91.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 103 to 75 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.12% or 1.74 to 20.82.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.08% or 0.05 to $64.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.26% or 0.18 to hit $69.69 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.60% or 8.00 to trade at $1342.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.74% to 4.6041, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7499.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.50% at 90.17.