Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Real Estate Development, Building & Construction and Cement sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.66%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Jazan Development Co. (SE:6090), which rose 6.04% or 0.74 points to trade at 13.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Pharmaceutical Appliances (SE:2070) added 5.40% or 1.28 points to end at 24.98 and Saudi Ceramic Co. (SE:2040) was up 4.07% or 0.72 points to 18.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Allianz Saudi Fransi Cooperative Insurance Company (SE:8040), which fell 4.97% or 1.24 points to trade at 23.72 at the close. Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (SE:1213) declined 4.90% or 0.50 points to end at 9.70 and Jabal Omar Development Company (SE:4250) was down 3.97% or 1.05 points to 25.40.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 141 to 36 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jabal Omar Development Company (SE:4250) fell to 5-year lows; losing 3.97% or 1.05 to 25.40.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.48% or 0.30 to $63.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.47% or 0.34 to hit $72.55 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.05 to trade at $1276.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.10% to 4.1872, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7501.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 97.760.