Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Cement and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.61% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (SE:2160), which rose 9.93% or 1.40 points to trade at 15.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Tabuk Agriculture Development Co (SE:6040) added 5.03% or 0.36 points to end at 7.51 and Allianz Saudi Fransi Cooperative Insurance Company (SE:8040) was up 4.00% or 1.00 points to 26.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were AL-BABTAIN POWER &TELECOM CO (SE:2320), which fell 4.00% or 1.03 points to trade at 24.72 at the close. Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (SE:8180) declined 3.09% or 0.29 points to end at 9.10 and Alujain Corporation (SE:2170) was down 2.60% or 0.54 points to 20.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 105 to 74 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (SE:8180) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.09% or 0.29 to 9.10.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.52% or 0.87 to $56.37 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.23% or 0.77 to hit $61.74 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 1.15 to trade at $1461.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.17% to 4.1393, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.19% at 98.010.