Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Building & Construction and Real Estate Development sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share fell 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130), which rose 8.33% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.13 at the close. Meanwhile, Gulf Insurance Group (TADAWUL:8250) added 4.52% or 1.40 points to end at 32.40 and Alamar Foods CJSC (TADAWUL:6014) was up 4.18% or 3.30 points to 82.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Rasan Information Technology (TADAWUL:8313), which fell 5.26% or 3.40 points to trade at 61.20 at the close. Anaam International Holding Group (TADAWUL:4061) declined 3.45% or 0.04 points to end at 1.12 and ADES Holding Company SJSC (TADAWUL:2382) was down 3.16% or 0.66 points to 20.22.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 196 to 95 and 17 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.08% or 0.07 to $82.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.08% or 0.07 to hit $86.31 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.16% or 27.05 to trade at $2,360.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.15% to 4.04, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 105.18.