Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were lower at the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Real Estate Development, Energy & Utilities and Cement sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130), which rose 7.14% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.30 at the close. Saudi Cable Company (TADAWUL:2110) added 5.05% or 4.90 points to end at 102.00 and MBC Group CJSC (TADAWUL:4072) was up 4.39% or 1.95 points to 46.40 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Saudi Chemical Company (TADAWUL:2230), which lost 2.90% or 0.29 points to trade at 9.71 in late trade. Miahona Holding SCJSC (TADAWUL:2084) declined 2.79% or 0.85 points to end at 29.60 and ADES Holding Company SJSC (TADAWUL:2382) shed 2.64% or 0.50 points to 18.44.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 161 to 153 and 17 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.74% or 0.51 to $69.75 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 0.60% or 0.44 to hit $73.75 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.16% or 4.30 to trade at $2,635.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.30% to 3.97, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 106.45.