Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Utilities, Insurance and Real Estate Management and Development sectors led shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.72%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Kingdom Holding Company (TADAWUL:4280), which rose 9.93% or 0.97 points to trade at 10.74 at the close. Anaam International Holding Group (TADAWUL:4061) added 8.55% or 0.10 points to end at 1.27 and Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130) was up 7.69% or 0.02 points to 0.28 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Retal Urban Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4322), which fell 5.95% or 0.92 points to trade at 14.54 in late trade. Saudi Fisheries Co. (TADAWUL:6050) declined 5.79% or 1.65 points to end at 26.85 and Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:4230) down 4.10% or 2.70 points to 63.10.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones by 191 to 98 and 19 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
Shares in Kingdom Holding Company (TADAWUL:4280) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.93% or 0.97 to 10.74. Shares in Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130) rose to 3-year highs; up 7.69% or 0.02 to 0.28.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.23% or 1.56 to $71.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 2.02% or 1.49 to hit $75.39 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 2.30 to trade at $2,667.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.06% to 4.14, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.21% at 101.64.