This post was originally published on this site
Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the rose 1.11% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the were Anb Insurance (SE:), which rose 9.99% or 1.40 points to trade at 15.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Bawan (SE:) added 4.58% or 0.70 points to end at 16.00 and Arab National Bank (SE:) was up 3.26% or 0.85 points to 26.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker (SE:), which fell 4.82% or 0.54 points to trade at 10.66 at the close. Saudi Public Transport Co. (SE:) declined 1.87% or 0.32 points to end at 16.76 and Anaam International Holding Group (SE:) was down 1.75% or 0.20 points to 11.26.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 158 to 34 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bawan (SE:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.58% or 0.70 to 16.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.08% or 0.05 to $60.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.31% or 0.20 to hit $65.42 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.75 to trade at $1481.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.22% to 4.1812, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7505.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 96.550.
Fusion Media or anyone involved with Fusion Media will not accept any liability for loss or damage as a result of reliance on the information including data, quotes, charts and buy/sell signals contained within this website. Please be fully informed regarding the risks and costs associated with trading the financial markets, it is one of the riskiest investment forms possible.