Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Industrial Investment, Petrochemicals and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were AXA Cooperative Insurance Company (SE:8250), which rose 6.41% or 1.36 points to trade at 22.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Trade Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8170) added 5.81% or 1.30 points to end at 23.68 and Amana Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8310) was up 5.76% or 1.10 points to 20.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arabian Shield Coop Insurance Co (SE:8070), which fell 9.98% or 2.46 points to trade at 22.20 at the close. Food Products Co. (SE:2100) declined 5.92% or 0.90 points to end at 14.30 and Bawan (SE:1302) was down 4.91% or 0.80 points to 15.48.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 116 to 54 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arabian Shield Coop Insurance Co (SE:8070) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.98% or 2.46 to 22.20. Shares in Bawan (SE:1302) fell to 52-week lows; down 4.91% or 0.80 to 15.48.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.44% or 0.30 to $67.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 0.25% or 0.18 to hit $72.21 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.15% or 1.80 to trade at $1225.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.32% to 4.3592, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7508.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.30% at 94.74.