Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Media & Publishing and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 1.27% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al-Rajhi Cooperative Insurance (SE:8230), which rose 2.61% or 1.54 points to trade at 60.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Dallah Healthcare Holding Company (SE:4004) added 2.29% or 2.24 points to end at 100.00 and The Company for Coop. Insurance (SE:8010) was up 1.46% or 1.37 points to 95.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Etihad Etisalat Co (SE:7020), which fell 7.35% or 1.12 points to trade at 14.12 at the close. Southern Province Cement Co. (SE:3050) declined 5.54% or 2.41 points to end at 41.10 and Nama Chemicals Co. (SE:2210) was down 4.46% or 0.78 points to 16.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 141 to 27 and 11 ended unchanged.
Shares in Etihad Etisalat Co (SE:7020) fell to all time lows; falling 7.35% or 1.12 to 14.12. Shares in Southern Province Cement Co. (SE:3050) fell to 5-year lows; falling 5.54% or 2.41 to 41.10.
Crude oil for December delivery was up 0.54% or 0.28 to $52.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.07% or 0.04 to hit $57.79 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.48% or 6.11 to trade at $1274.39 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.35% to 4.4024, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 93.87.