Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were lower at the close on Thursday, as losses in the Petrochemicals, Cement and Real Estate Development sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.41% to hit a new 3-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Savola Group (SE:2050), which rose 5.82% or 1.65 points to trade at 30.00 at the close. Red Sea Housing Services Company (SE:4230) added 5.60% or 0.88 points to end at 16.60 and Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) was up 5.47% or 1.24 points to 23.92 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (SE:4130), which lost 4.83% or 0.78 points to trade at 15.38 in late trade. National Medical Care Company (SE:4005) declined 4.58% or 2.10 points to end at 43.80 and Saudi Cable Company (SE:2110) shed 4.21% or 1.15 points to 26.15.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 93 to 82 and 8 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.29% or 0.20 to $68.92 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.45% or 0.35 to hit $77.62 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.59% or 7.10 to trade at $1208.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.06% to 4.3655, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7510.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 95.03.