Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the fell 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the were Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.94% or 5.40 points to trade at 59.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:) added 8.44% or 1.64 points to end at 21.06 and Riyadh Cables Group Company CJSC (TADAWUL:) was up 6.34% or 9.00 points to 151.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were National Medical Care Company (TADAWUL:), which fell 3.49% or 5.80 points to trade at 160.40 at the close. Emaar The Economic City (TADAWUL:) declined 3.06% or 0.58 points to end at 18.38 and Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (TADAWUL:) was down 2.93% or 1.60 points to 53.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 157 to 147 and 32 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; up 9.94% or 5.40 to 59.70. Shares in Riyadh Cables Group Company CJSC (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; rising 6.34% or 9.00 to 151.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.13% or 0.83 to $73.96 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.76% or 0.58 to hit $76.51 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.54% or 14.30 to trade at $2,654.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.52% to 3.87, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.38% at 108.80.
