Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Hotels & Tourism and Real Estate Development sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.60% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Industrial Export Co (SE:4140), which rose 9.90% or 1.36 points to trade at 15.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Arabia Insurance Cooperative Co (SE:8160) added 7.32% or 1.24 points to end at 18.18 and Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300) was up 6.31% or 0.46 points to 7.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alujain Corporation (SE:2170), which fell 6.81% or 1.35 points to trade at 18.48 at the close. Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) declined 6.08% or 1.76 points to end at 27.20 and Al-Tayyar Travel Group Holding Co. (SE:1810) was down 5.18% or 1.25 points to 22.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 134 to 42 and 3 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) fell to 52-week lows; falling 6.08% or 1.76 to 27.20. Shares in Al-Tayyar Travel Group Holding Co. (SE:1810) fell to all time lows; falling 5.18% or 1.25 to 22.90.
Crude oil for January delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $56.71 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 2.23% or 1.37 to hit $62.73 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.27% or 16.21 to trade at $1294.41 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.22% to 4.4234, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 93.61.