Saudi Arabia shares lower at close of trade; Tadawul All Share down 0.21%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were lower at the close on Sunday, as losses in the Energy&Utilities, Multi Investment and Retail sectors propelled shares lower.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.21%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Arabian Drilling Co (TADAWUL:2381), which rose 6.21% or 6.60 points to trade at 112.80 at the close. Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:4230) added 6.19% or 3.90 points to end at 66.90 and Sadr Logistics Co (TADAWUL:1832) was up 3.63% or 0.13 points to 3.71 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130), which lost 7.41% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.25 in late trade. Saudi Fisheries Co. (TADAWUL:6050) declined 3.75% or 1.00 points to end at 25.70 and Al Etihad Cooperative Insurance Co SJSC (TADAWUL:8170) shed 3.50% or 0.78 points to 21.48.

Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 179 to 119 and 23 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was down 1.78% or 1.25 to $68.84 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.87% or 1.39 to hit $73.06 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.07% or 28.90 to trade at $2,736.40 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was up 0.25% to 4.08, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.33% at 103.31.