Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Petrochemicals, Industrial Investment and Hotels&Tourism sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.26%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (TADAWUL:4070), which rose 9.98% or 2.00 points to trade at 22.04 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff .Co (TADAWUL:2270) added 9.95% or 24.60 points to end at 271.80 and Halwani Bros (TADAWUL:6001) was up 4.88% or 2.70 points to 58.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dr Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Group (TADAWUL:4013), which fell 5.24% or 14.80 points to trade at 267.40 at the close. Arabian Internet and Communications Services Co CSJC (TADAWUL:7202) declined 4.88% or 14.00 points to end at 272.80 and Arabian Centres Co (TADAWUL:4321) was down 4.30% or 0.94 points to 20.92.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 148 to 105 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff .Co (TADAWUL:2270) rose to all time highs; rising 9.95% or 24.60 to 271.80.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.72% or 0.58 to $80.13 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.59% or 0.50 to hit $84.44 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.15% or 3.10 to trade at $2,041.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.09% to 4.10, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.03% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 101.31.
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