Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Insurance, Agriculture & Food and Real Estate Development sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were National Industrialization Co (SE:2060), which rose 9.94% or 1.61 points to trade at 17.80 at the close. Meanwhile, The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:8030) added 9.90% or 2.27 points to end at 25.20 and Middle East Paper Co (SE:1202) was up 5.03% or 1.21 points to 25.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Aseer Trading Tourism&Manufacturing (SE:4080), which fell 10.00% or 1.24 points to trade at 11.16 at the close. The Company for Coop. Insurance (SE:8010) declined 4.75% or 3.42 points to end at 68.60 and Saudi Arabia Refineries Co. (SE:2030) was down 3.80% or 1.37 points to 34.65.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 112 to 66 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in National Industrialization Co (SE:2060) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.94% or 1.61 to 17.80. Shares in The Company for Coop. Insurance (SE:8010) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.75% or 3.42 to 68.60. Shares in Middle East Paper Co (SE:1202) rose to 52-week highs; up 5.03% or 1.21 to 25.25.
Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.42% or 0.27 to $63.64 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.27% or 0.18 to hit $67.11 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 2.50 to trade at $1330.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.11% to 4.6147, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 89.94.