Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Insurance, Media & Publishing and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 1.32% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130), which rose 7.69% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.14 at the close. Meanwhile, AYYAN Investment Co SJSC (TADAWUL:2140) added 6.34% or 1.18 points to end at 19.80 and Riyadh Cables Group Company CJSC (TADAWUL:4142) was up 5.69% or 5.80 points to 107.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Bupa Arabia for Coop. Insurance (TADAWUL:8210), which fell 6.59% or 16.20 points to trade at 229.80 at the close. Banque Saudi Fransi (TADAWUL:1050) declined 5.10% or 1.85 points to end at 34.45 and Gulf General Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8260) was down 4.79% or 0.72 points to 14.30.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 189 to 88 and 21 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.90% or 0.70 to $78.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 0.87% or 0.71 to hit $82.61 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 1.17% or 27.95 to trade at $2,364.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.27% to 4.07, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.18% at 104.64.