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

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Industrial Investment and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares lower.

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

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Rasan Information Technology (TADAWUL:8313), which rose 7.58% or 5.60 points to trade at 79.50 at the close. Meanwhile, The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8030) added 7.17% or 1.66 points to end at 24.80 and The National Co for Glass Industrie (TADAWUL:2150) was up 4.15% or 2.20 points to 55.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Saudi Research and Marketing Group (TADAWUL:4210), which fell 3.86% or 10.80 points to trade at 269.00 at the close. Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130) declined 3.85% or 0.02 points to end at 0.50 and Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:4230) was down 3.63% or 2.20 points to 58.40.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 181 to 116 and 37 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.60% or 0.42 to $70.52 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.53% or 0.39 to hit $73.56 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.23% or 6.19 to trade at $2,641.69 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.00% to 3.90, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 108.04.