Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Real Estate Development, Media & Publishing and Retail sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.88%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Industrial Export Co (SE:4140), which rose 10.01% or 4.74 points to trade at 52.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Cable Company (SE:2110) added 10.00% or 2.90 points to end at 31.90 and HSBC Amanah Saudi 20 was up 4.68% or 1.45 points to 32.45 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Jabal Omar Development Company (SE:4250), which fell 3.35% or 1.30 points to trade at 37.45 at the close. Electrical Industries Co (SE:1303) declined 3.28% or 0.60 points to end at 17.70 and Alinma Tokio Marine Co (SE:8312) was down 3.16% or 0.58 points to 17.76.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 122 to 45 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Electrical Industries Co (SE:1303) fell to 52-week lows; losing 3.28% or 0.60 to 17.70.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.53% or 0.40 to $74.56 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.56% or 0.48 to hit $84.52 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.08% or 0.90 to trade at $1190.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.25% to 4.3214, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7511.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 95.27.