Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Retail, Agriculture & Food and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.59% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al-Rajhi Cooperative Insurance (SE:8230), which rose 4.69% or 2.50 points to trade at 55.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Real Estate Co. (SE:4020) added 3.81% or 0.52 points to end at 14.16 and The National Shipping Co. (SE:4030) was up 2.99% or 0.90 points to 31.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:8030), which fell 7.38% or 1.18 points to trade at 14.82 at the close. Saudi Fisheries Co. (SE:6050) declined 3.56% or 0.72 points to end at 19.50 and Saudi Company for Hardware (SE:4008) was down 3.10% or 2.20 points to 68.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 104 to 60 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Fisheries Co. (SE:6050) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.56% or 0.72 to 19.50. Shares in Saudi Company for Hardware (SE:4008) fell to 52-week lows; falling 3.10% or 2.20 to 68.80.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 1.28% or 0.90 to $69.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.79% or 0.63 to hit $79.11 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 5.50 to trade at $1216.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.43% to 4.3800, while USD/SAR rose 0.00% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.31% at 94.53.