Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Retail, Telecoms & IT and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.53%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8280), which rose 3.11% or 0.76 points to trade at 25.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Trade Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8170) added 2.96% or 0.63 points to end at 21.92 and United Int Transportation Company (SE:4260) was up 2.83% or 1.00 points to 36.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Andalus Property Co SJSC (SE:4320), which fell 7.73% or 1.89 points to trade at 22.56 at the close. Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker (SE:1214) declined 5.11% or 0.57 points to end at 10.58 and Alkhaleej Training & Education Co (SE:4290) was down 4.13% or 0.83 points to 19.28.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 122 to 57 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in United Int Transportation Company (SE:4260) rose to 52-week highs; up 2.83% or 1.00 to 36.30.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.89% or 0.58 to $64.67 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.62% or 0.43 to hit $69.03 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.62% or 8.30 to trade at $1333.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.29% to 4.6375, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7497.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.46% at 89.37.