Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Agriculture & Food and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share fell 3.51% to hit a new 6-months low.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Industrial Export Co (SE:4140), which rose 9.95% or 5.70 points to trade at 63.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Banque Saudi Fransi (SE:1050) added 3.51% or 1.05 points to end at 31.00 and Samba Financial Group (SE:1090) was up 3.33% or 1.00 points to 31.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311), which fell 10.00% or 1.80 points to trade at 16.20 at the close. Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) declined 10.00% or 1.09 points to end at 9.81 and Alujain Corporation (SE:2170) was down 10.00% or 2.38 points to 21.42.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 179 to 7.
Shares in Saudi Industrial Export Co (SE:4140) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.95% or 5.70 to 63.00. Shares in Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311) fell to all time lows; losing 10.00% or 1.80 to 16.20. Shares in Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) fell to all time lows; down 10.00% or 1.09 to 9.81.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.72% or 0.51 to $71.48 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.30% or 0.24 to hit $80.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.49% or 6.00 to trade at $1221.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.27% to 4.3362, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7510.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 94.94.