Saudi Arabia stocks lower at close of trade; Tadawul All Share down 0.68%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the Energy&Utilities, Financial Services and Media&Publishing sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.68%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Fitaihi Holding Group (TADAWUL:4180), which rose 6.12% or 1.80 points to trade at 31.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co. (TADAWUL:2300) added 5.73% or 1.28 points to end at 23.60 and Sahara International Petrochemical Company SJSC (TADAWUL:2310) was up 5.72% or 2.05 points to 37.90 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were The Saudi British Bank (TADAWUL:1060), which fell 4.98% or 2.05 points to trade at 39.10 at the close. National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (TADAWUL:4291) declined 4.64% or 3.20 points to end at 65.80 and Arab National Bank (TADAWUL:1080) was down 3.75% or 1.30 points to 33.35.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 139 to 95 and 19 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 2.56% or 2.06 to $82.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 2.07% or 1.80 to hit $88.77 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 2.88% or 50.65 to trade at $1,810.55 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was up 0.98% to 3.95, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.98% at 104.86.