Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Financial Services and Hotels & Tourism sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.40%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Fisheries Co. (SE:6050), which rose 8.15% or 1.86 points to trade at 24.68 at the close. Meanwhile, City Cement Co (SE:3003) added 5.82% or 0.82 points to end at 14.90 and SABB Takaful (SE:8080) was up 5.78% or 1.14 points to 20.88 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Filing & Packing Materials Co. (SE:2180), which fell 4.07% or 1.85 points to trade at 43.65 at the close. Saudi Marke (SE:4006) declined 3.42% or 0.82 points to end at 23.18 and National Agriculture Development Co (SE:6010) was down 2.88% or 0.80 points to 27.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 119 to 72 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in SABB Takaful (SE:8080) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.78% or 1.14 to 20.88.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 3.14% or 1.14 to $35.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.68% or 0.65 to hit $38.08 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.17% or 20.35 to trade at $1716.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.28% to 4.2317, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7520.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.41% at 96.927.