Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Cement, Financial Services and Real Estate Development sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share fell 1.25% to hit a new 1-month low.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Filing & Packing Materials Co. (SE:2180), which rose 6.60% or 2.00 points to trade at 32.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Al-Jouf Agriculture Development Co (SE:6070) added 5.57% or 1.40 points to end at 26.55 and Al Hammadi Co (SE:4007) was up 4.09% or 0.96 points to 24.46 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Hail Cement Company (SE:3001), which fell 5.58% or 0.78 points to trade at 13.20 at the close. The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:8030) declined 5.53% or 1.24 points to end at 21.18 and Umm Al-Qura (SE:3005) was down 4.83% or 1.40 points to 27.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 162 to 33 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Al-Jouf Agriculture Development Co (SE:6070) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.57% or 1.40 to 26.55.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.16% or 0.59 to $50.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.87% or 0.48 to hit $54.45 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 3.90 to trade at $1573.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.31% to 4.1063, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7514.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 98.593.