Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Cement and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Leejam Sports Company SJSC (SE:1830), which rose 5.19% or 5.60 points to trade at 113.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Middle East Paper Co (SE:1202) added 5.11% or 2.25 points to end at 46.30 and Maharah Human Resources Co (SE:1831) was up 4.50% or 3.70 points to 86.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SE:2250), which fell 8.24% or 3.40 points to trade at 37.85 at the close. National Petrochemical Company (SE:2002) declined 6.05% or 3.10 points to end at 48.10 and Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380) was down 5.00% or 1.50 points to 28.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 117 to 80 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Leejam Sports Company SJSC (SE:1830) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.19% or 5.60 to 113.60. Shares in Maharah Human Resources Co (SE:1831) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.50% or 3.70 to 86.00.
Crude oil for December delivery was down 0.52% or 0.43 to $82.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 0.81% or 0.68 to hit $83.19 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 4.35 to trade at $1803.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.63% to 4.3795, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7507.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 93.377.