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Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Retail, Telecoms & IT and Insurance sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Tourism Enterprise Co. (TADAWUL:4170), which rose 9.20% or 0.08 points to trade at 0.95 at the close. Meanwhile, National Metal Manufacturing Co. (TADAWUL:2220) added 9.03% or 1.40 points to end at 16.91 and Arab Sea Information Systems Co SJSC (TADAWUL:7201) was up 6.27% or 0.33 points to 5.59 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (TADAWUL:4240), which fell 9.95% or 3.28 points to trade at 29.70 at the close. SHL Financing Company SJSC (TADAWUL:1183) declined 6.99% or 1.63 points to end at 21.70 and Al Andalus Property Co SJSC (TADAWUL:4320) was down 6.31% or 1.34 points to 19.90.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 235 to 92 and 20 ended unchanged.
Shares in Al Andalus Property Co SJSC (TADAWUL:4320) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.31% or 1.34 to 19.90.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.30% or 0.20 to $66.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.35% or 0.24 to hit $69.28 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.39% or 13.00 to trade at $3,358.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.26% to 4.36, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.25% at 98.20.