Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Retail, Cement and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share fell 0.25%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Ash-Sharqiyah Development Company (SE:6060), which rose 9.98% or 4.69 points to trade at 51.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Astra Industrial Group (SE:1212) added 7.49% or 1.44 points to end at 20.66 and Mobile Telecommunications Company (SE:7030) was up 5.91% or 0.45 points to 8.07 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Sahara (SE:2260), which fell 5.05% or 1.01 points to trade at 18.98 at the close. Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (SE:2160) declined 4.01% or 0.33 points to end at 7.90 and Saudi Pharmaceutical Appliances (SE:2070) was down 2.67% or 0.84 points to 30.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 102 to 75 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Astra Industrial Group (SE:1212) rose to 52-week highs; up 7.49% or 1.44 to 20.66.
Crude oil for June delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $68.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.20% or 0.15 to hit $73.63 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.84% or 11.30 to trade at $1337.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.43% to 4.6091, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 90.08.