Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Petrochemicals, Cement and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 1.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Real Estate Co. (SE:4020), which rose 6.18% or 0.84 points to trade at 14.44 at the close. Meanwhile, Nama Chemicals Co. (SE:2210) added 5.01% or 1.45 points to end at 30.40 and Amana Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8310) was up 3.18% or 0.66 points to 21.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240), which fell 3.90% or 0.84 points to trade at 20.68 at the close. United Electronics Company (SE:4003) declined 3.87% or 2.30 points to end at 57.10 and AlJazira Mawten REIT (SE:4331) was down 2.70% or 0.40 points to 14.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 104 to 65 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.90% or 0.84 to 20.68. Shares in Nama Chemicals Co. (SE:2210) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.01% or 1.45 to 30.40.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.11% or 0.08 to $73.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.79% or 0.61 to hit $77.72 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.65% or 8.20 to trade at $1264.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.31% to 4.4169, while USD/SAR rose 0.03% to 3.7511.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.23% at 93.54.