Investing.com – Saudi Arabia shares were lower after Wednesday’s close as losses in the , and sectors dragged shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the country lost 0.18%.
The best performers of the session on the exchange were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) which rose 8.33% or 0.04 points to trade at 0.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:) added 6.32% or 3.60 points to end at 60.60 and Saudi Industrial Development Co. (TADAWUL:) rose 5.07% or 1.45 points to 30.05 in late trading.
The session’s worst performers were MBC Group CJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 3.31% or 1.80 points to trade at 52.50 at the close. Bawan (TADAWUL:) fell 3.05% or 1.70 points to end at 54.10 and Savola Group (TADAWUL:) fell 2.97% or 1.10 points to 35.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered falling stocks on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 181 to 114, with 38 ending unchanged.
Crude oil for February fell 0.09%, or 0.06, to $70.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for March delivery rose 1.24% or 0.90 to $73.22 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to trade at $2,633.50 per troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.00% to 3.90, while USD/SAR fell 0.17% to 3.75.
US Dollar Index Futures were trading 0.18% higher at 108.00.
