Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower at the close on Sunday, as losses in the , and sectors dragged stocks lower.
At the close of trading in Saudi Arabia, the value fell by 0.36%.
The best participants of the session were Saudi vitrified claypipes co. (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.89% or 3.50 points to trade at 38.90 at the close. Meanwhile, SHL Financing Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) rose 6.43% or 1.10 points to close at 18.20 and Taiba Holding Co. (TADAWUL:) rose 4.97% or 1.85 points in late trade to 39.05.
The worst performers of the session were Riyadh Cables Group Company CJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 6.30% or 9.20 points to trade at 136.80 at the close. Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim shaker (TADAWUL:) fell 5.15% or 1.45 points to close at 26.70 Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group (TADAWUL:) fell 4.02% or 12.00 points to 286.60.
Falling stocks outnumbered rising stocks on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 187 to 121, and 29 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for delivery in February rose 0.12%, or 0.08, to $69.46 a barrel. In commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.08% or 0.06 to hit $72.56 a barrel, while the February gold futures contract gained 1.42% or 37.00 to settle at 2,645, Traded at $10 per troy ounce.
EUR/SAR rose 0.51% to 3.91, while USD/SAR was unchanged, up 0.00% to 3.75.
U.S. dollar index futures fell 0.74% to 107.35.
