Saudi Arabia stocks lower at close of trade; Tadawul All Share down 0.03%

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

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.03%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Alkhaleej Training&Education Co (TADAWUL:4290), which rose 7.41% or 1.44 points to trade at 20.88 at the close. Meanwhile, Mouwasat Medical Services Company (TADAWUL:4002) added 6.38% or 6.60 points to end at 110.00 and Dur Hospitality (TADAWUL:4010) was up 5.48% or 1.32 points to 25.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8020), which fell 9.99% or 1.84 points to trade at 16.58 at the close. Alamar Foods CJSC (TADAWUL:6014) declined 5.88% or 7.60 points to end at 121.60 and Al Omran Industrial&Trading Co (TADAWUL:4141) was down 5.11% or 3.10 points to 57.60.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 160 to 106 and 21 ended unchanged.

Shares in Al Omran Industrial&Trading Co (TADAWUL:4141) fell to 3-years lows; losing 5.11% or 3.10 to 57.60.

Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.47% or 1.19 to $79.63 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January fell 1.64% or 1.40 to hit $83.78 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.16% or 23.15 to trade at $1,965.45 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.39% to 4.01, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.40% at 105.46.