Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Agriculture & Food and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.07%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were ALABDULLATIF CO. (SE:2340), which rose 9.99% or 1.56 points to trade at 17.18 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Advanced Industries Co. (SE:2120) added 9.94% or 2.55 points to end at 28.20 and Saudi Real Estate Co. (SE:4020) was up 9.94% or 1.54 points to 17.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fitaihi Holding Group (SE:4180), which fell 4.60% or 0.98 points to trade at 20.32 at the close. BANK ALBILAD (SE:1140) declined 4.30% or 1.40 points to end at 31.15 and Arabian Cement Co (SE:3010) was down 3.89% or 1.65 points to 40.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 121 to 74 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in ALABDULLATIF CO. (SE:2340) rose to 3-years highs; up 9.99% or 1.56 to 17.18. Shares in Saudi Advanced Industries Co. (SE:2120) rose to 5-year highs; rising 9.94% or 2.55 to 28.20.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.36% or 0.22 to $61.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.65% or 0.42 to hit $64.84 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.52% or 8.95 to trade at $1737.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.12% to 4.5226, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7511.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 90.968.