Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were lower at the close on Monday, as losses in the Hotels & Tourism, Cement and Agriculture & Food sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 0.94% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Abdullah A. M. Al-Khodari Sons Co (SE:1330), which rose 3.74% or 0.16 points to trade at 4.44 at the close. Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (SE:2160) added 2.99% or 0.18 points to end at 6.20 and Trade Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8170) was up 2.55% or 0.65 points to 26.15 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Zamil Industrial Investment Co (SE:2240), which lost 3.11% or 0.56 points to trade at 17.42 in late trade. Riyad Bank (SE:1010) declined 3.10% or 0.72 points to end at 22.54 and The Saudi Investment Bank (SE:1030) shed 2.89% or 0.56 points to 18.80.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 150 to 30 and 10 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for April delivery was down 2.53% or 1.45 to $55.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 2.48% or 1.67 to hit $65.58 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.55 to trade at $1331.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.17% to 4.2587, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 96.268.