By Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Insurance, Industrial Investment and Energy & Utilities sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.16%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Fisheries Co. (TADAWUL:6050), which rose 9.90% or 2.50 points to trade at 27.75 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Cable Company (TADAWUL:2110) added 8.87% or 6.60 points to end at 81.00 and Tourism Enterprise Co. (TADAWUL:4170) was up 6.74% or 0.06 points to 0.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Industrial Export Co (TADAWUL:4140), which fell 9.84% or 0.30 points to trade at 2.75 at the close. East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry (TADAWUL:1321) declined 4.24% or 6.20 points to end at 140.00 and Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (TADAWUL:4240) was down 3.50% or 0.40 points to 11.02.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 153 to 138 and 23 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.86% or 0.58 to $68.25 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.73% or 0.52 to hit $71.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.32% or 8.05 to trade at $2,532.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.43% to 4.14, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.03% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.42% at 101.57.
