RIYADH: Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Sunday, as losses in the Real Estate Development, Hotels & Tourism and Industrial Investment sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210), which rose 3.01% or 0.55 points to trade at 18.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Knowledge Economic City (SE:4310) added 2.86% or 0.82 points to end at 29.50 and The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:8030) was up 2.75% or 1.48 points to 55.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Arabia Refineries Co. (SE:2030), which fell 3.83% or 2.60 points to trade at 65.25 at the close. Saudi United Cooperative Insurance (SE:8060) declined 3.55% or 0.60 points to end at 16.30 and Mouwasat Medical Services Company (SE:4002) was down 2.05% or 3.05 points to 146.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 94 to 70.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 4.52% or 2.61 to $60.29 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 4.67% or 2.92 to hit $65.50 a barrel, while the August Gold contract rose 0.16% or 1.90 to trade at $1190.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.46% to 4.1231, while USD/SAR rose 0.03% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.19% at 96.94.
