Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.01%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Insurance, Building&Construction and Agriculture&Food sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.01%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (TADAWUL:4070), which rose 10.00% or 7.60 points to trade at 83.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (TADAWUL:2160) added 9.19% or 3.70 points to end at 43.95 and Saudi Industrial Development Co. (TADAWUL:2130) was up 4.67% or 0.54 points to 12.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were The National Shipping Co. (TADAWUL:4030), which fell 8.00% or 2.40 points to trade at 27.60 at the close. Theeb Rent a Car Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4261) declined 3.30% or 2.30 points to end at 67.30 and Saudi Arabian Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8100) was down 2.68% or 0.32 points to 11.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 145 to 97 and 19 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 1.35% or 1.08 to $79.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 1.08% or 0.92 to hit $84.36 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.27% or 5.25 to trade at $1,916.45 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.10% to 4.06, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.17% at 102.12.