Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks closed lower this Sunday; the declines of the sectors, and drove the indices downward.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the dollar lost 1.21%, hitting a new three-month low.
The best value of the session was Bupa Arabia for Coop. Insurance (TADAWUL:), which rose 4.79%, or 11.00 points, to close at 240.80. Followed by Saudi Fisheries Co. (TADAWUL:), which gained 4.48% or 1.04 points to close at 24.28, and National Medical Care Company (TADAWUL:), which gained 3.77% or 6 .40 points, until ending the session at 176.20.
At the bottom of the index was Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 7.14%, or 0.01 points, to close at 0.13. Electrical Industries Co (TADAWUL:) fell 5.08% or 0.30 points to close at 5.60 and Saudi Arabian Mining Company (TADAWUL:) was down 4.60% or 2.30 points to say goodbye at 47.65.
Falling stocks outnumbered rising ones on the Saudi Stock Exchange by 200 to 81 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares of Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL fell to 52-week lows; down 7.14% or 0.01 to 0.13.
Crude oil for July delivery rose 1.21% or 0.93 to $77.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities, Brent oil futures for August delivery rose 0.90% or 0.73 to hit $81.84 a barrel, while Gold futures for June delivery fell 0.90% or 0.73. 09%, 2.00, to $2,335.20 per troy ounce.
EUR/SAR rose 0.37% to 4.07, while USD/SAR was unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
US dollar index futures were down 0.37% at 104.65.
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