Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Retail, Industrial Investment and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Industrial Export Co (TADAWUL:4140), which rose 9.98% or 4.30 points to trade at 47.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (TADAWUL:1213) added 8.11% or 3.25 points to end at 43.30 and Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (TADAWUL:4070) was up 6.28% or 6.80 points to 115.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Leejam Sports Company SJSC (TADAWUL:1830), which fell 6.11% or 5.90 points to trade at 90.60 at the close. Middle East Healthcare Co CJSC (TADAWUL:4009) declined 4.27% or 1.50 points to end at 33.60 and United Cooperative Assurance Co (TADAWUL:8190) was down 3.97% or 0.42 points to 10.16.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 115 to 113 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in United Cooperative Assurance Co (TADAWUL:8190) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.97% or 0.42 to 10.16.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.20% or 0.18 to $88.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.03% or 0.03 to hit $94.95 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.56% or 10.05 to trade at $1,801.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.23% to 3.83, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.03% to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 106.11.