Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Retail, Financial Services and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.74%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Trade Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8170), which rose 3.91% or 0.61 points to trade at 16.22 at the close. Meanwhile, National Medical Care Company (SE:4005) added 3.15% or 1.80 points to end at 59.00 and Emaar The Economic City (SE:4220) was up 2.55% or 0.25 points to 10.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Saudi British Bank (SE:1060), which fell 5.53% or 2.30 points to trade at 39.30 at the close. Ash-Sharqiyah Development Company (SE:6060) declined 4.05% or 1.90 points to end at 45.00 and Al Hammadi Co (SE:4007) was down 4.02% or 0.92 points to 21.96.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 104 to 56 and 29 ended unchanged.
Shares in Trade Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8170) rose to 52-week lows; up 3.91% or 0.61 to 16.22.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 4.19% or 2.26 to $56.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 2.98% or 1.84 to hit $63.66 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 2.76% or 37.25 to trade at $1386.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.74% to 4.2400, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.45% at 96.143.