Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Telecoms & IT and Real Estate Development sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.42%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380), which rose 2.78% or 0.75 points to trade at 27.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8280) added 2.75% or 0.80 points to end at 29.90 and United Int Transportation Company (SE:4260) was up 1.97% or 0.65 points to 33.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Emaar The Economic City (SE:4220), which fell 9.89% or 1.28 points to trade at 11.66 at the close. Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (SE:1213) declined 7.40% or 1.24 points to end at 15.52 and Etihad Etisalat Co (SE:7020) was down 5.91% or 1.22 points to 19.44.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 111 to 52 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Emaar The Economic City (SE:4220) fell to 52-week lows; falling 9.89% or 1.28 to 11.66.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.08% or 0.71 to $65.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.05% or 0.80 to hit $75.66 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.30 to trade at $1302.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.24% to 4.4244, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 93.53.