Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Energy & Utilities, Hotels & Tourism and Media & Publishing sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.04%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Tabuk Cement Co. (SE:3090), which rose 7.69% or 1.04 points to trade at 14.56 at the close. Meanwhile, Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380) added 6.59% or 1.02 points to end at 16.50 and Yanbu Cement Co. (SE:3060) was up 4.63% or 1.45 points to 32.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240), which fell 3.05% or 0.93 points to trade at 29.60 at the close. Al-Tayyar Travel Group Holding Co. (SE:1810) declined 2.41% or 0.67 points to end at 27.10 and Saudi Advanced Industries Co. (SE:2120) was down 1.87% or 0.25 points to 13.14.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 96 to 83 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Tabuk Cement Co. (SE:3090) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.69% or 1.04 to 14.56. Shares in Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 6.59% or 1.02 to 16.50.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.57% or 0.33 to $57.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 0.48% or 0.31 to hit $64.25 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.60 to trade at $1268.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.11% to 4.4478, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 93.04.