Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Agriculture & Food and Financial Services sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 2.38% to hit a new 3-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (SE:8180), which rose 6.00% or 0.78 points to trade at 13.78 at the close. Meanwhile, United Electronics Company (SE:4003) added 2.20% or 1.10 points to end at 51.10 and Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (SE:4130) was up 1.52% or 0.24 points to 16.04 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Cement Company (SE:3030), which fell 7.56% or 3.25 points to trade at 39.75 at the close. Saudi Company for Hardware (SE:4008) declined 5.64% or 4.60 points to end at 76.90 and Riyad Bank (SE:1010) was down 5.14% or 0.90 points to 16.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 168 to 17 and 2 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.35% or 0.24 to $67.39 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.03% or 0.02 to hit $72.83 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.87% or 10.60 to trade at $1208.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.12% to 4.2842, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 96.13.