Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Media & Publishing, Financial Services and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Arab National Bank (TADAWUL:1080), which rose 5.95% or 1.95 points to trade at 34.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Banque Saudi Fransi (TADAWUL:1050) added 4.27% or 1.80 points to end at 44.00 and AXA Cooperative Insurance Company SJSC (TADAWUL:8250) was up 3.99% or 1.05 points to 27.35 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8311), which fell 32.51% or 7.66 points to trade at 15.90 at the close. Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8050) declined 5.84% or 0.96 points to end at 15.48 and Tanmiah Food Company SCJSC (TADAWUL:2281) was down 5.63% or 6.80 points to 114.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 162 to 74 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8311) fell to all time lows; falling 32.51% or 7.66 to 15.90.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.05% or 0.05 to $92.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.10% or 0.10 to hit $98.47 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 6.60 to trade at $1,683.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.40% to 3.76, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.53% at 110.19.