Saudi Arabia Stock Market Update

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, with gains in the Media & Publishing, Financial Services, and Insurance sectors leading shares upward.

At the close, the Tadawul All Share gained 1.19%.

Top Performers

The best performers of the session included:
– The Mediterranean & Gulf Insurance Co (TADAWUL: 8030) rose 5.28% (+1.12 points) to 22.32.
– Emaar The Economic City (TADAWUL: 4220) added 5.00% (+0.40 points) to finish at 8.40.
– Astra Industrial Group (TADAWUL: 1212) was up 4.21% (+7.40 points) to 183.00.

Worst Performers

The worst performers included:
– Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (TADAWUL: 7040) fell 3.38% (-4.00 points) to 114.20.
– Middle East Healthcare Co CJSC (TADAWUL: 4009) declined 3.01% (-2.30 points) to 74.00.
– Almunajem Foods Company SJSC (TADAWUL: 4162) was down 2.86% (-2.80 points) to 95.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 172 to 130, with 37 ending unchanged.

Commodities Overview

• Crude oil for January delivery rose 1.25% (+0.84) to $68.04 a barrel.
• Brent oil for February delivery rose 1.08% (+0.77) to $71.89 a barrel.
• February Gold Futures rose 0.62% (+16.59) to $2,676.19 a troy ounce.

Currency Overview

• EUR/SAR was unchanged at 3.97.
• USD/SAR was unchanged at 3.76.
• The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.01% at 105.72.