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 fell 0.84%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Arabia Refineries Co. (SE:2030), which rose 6.41% or 2.50 points to trade at 41.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Steel Pipe Company (SE:1320) added 1.68% or 0.38 points to end at 22.98 and Saudi Industrial Services Co. (SE:2190) was up 1.57% or 0.24 points to 15.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were National Petrochemical Company (SE:2002), which fell 4.37% or 1.04 points to trade at 22.76 at the close. Umm Al-Qura (SE:3005) declined 3.77% or 0.60 points to end at 15.30 and Anb Insurance (SE:8011) was down 3.59% or 0.70 points to 18.80.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 171 to 19 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Industrial Services Co. (SE:2190) rose to 52-week highs; rising 1.57% or 0.24 to 15.50.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.81% or 0.45 to $55.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 1.47% or 0.91 to hit $62.84 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.13% or 1.80 to trade at $1426.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.47% to 4.2086, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.38% at 96.817.