Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Agriculture & Food, Telecoms & IT and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.45%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were LIVA Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8280), which rose 6.66% or 1.20 points to trade at 19.22 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Manpower Solutions Co (TADAWUL:1834) added 5.80% or 0.51 points to end at 9.30 and Al Etihad Cooperative Insurance Co SJSC (TADAWUL:8170) was up 4.57% or 0.82 points to 18.76 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Anaam International Holding Group (TADAWUL:4061), which fell 5.69% or 0.07 points to trade at 1.16 at the close. Arab National Bank (TADAWUL:1080) declined 4.09% or 0.84 points to end at 19.72 and Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co (TADAWUL:1111) was down 3.78% or 9.00 points to 229.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 168 to 122 and 24 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Manpower Solutions Co (TADAWUL:1834) rose to all time highs; rising 5.80% or 0.51 to 9.30.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 1.01% or 0.84 to $84.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.84% or 0.73 to hit $87.33 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.16% or 3.65 to trade at $2,335.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.11% to 4.02, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 105.55.