Saudi Arabia shares lower at close of trade; Tadawul All Share down 0.28%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Media&Publishing, Building&Construction and Industrial Investment sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.28%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130), which rose 5.88% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.18 at the close. Riyadh Cement Co (TADAWUL:3092) added 4.48% or 1.15 points to end at 26.80 and Rasan Information Technology (TADAWUL:8313) was up 4.32% or 2.50 points to 60.40 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Saudi Fisheries Co. (TADAWUL:6050), which lost 5.33% or 1.35 points to trade at 24.00 in late trade. Saudi Arabian Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8100) declined 4.61% or 0.86 points to end at 17.80 and The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8030) shed 4.06% or 1.05 points to 24.80.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 195 to 100 and 17 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 1.28% or 0.87 to $68.62 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.16% or 0.83 to hit $72.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 2.90 to trade at $2,607.80 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was up 0.46% to 4.18, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.39% at 100.39.