At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (SE:7040), which rose 9.84% or 2.320 points to trade at 25.900 at the close. Meanwhile, BANK ALBILAD (SE:1140) added 9.42% or 2.75 points to end at 31.95 and Saudi Automotive Services Co. (SE:4050) was up 7.86% or 2.40 points to 32.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arab Sea Information Systems Co SJSC (SE:7201), which fell 10.00% or 13.00 points to trade at 117.00 at the close. Al-Jouf Agriculture Development Co (SE:6070) declined 9.93% or 7.40 points to end at 67.10 and The National Co for Glass Industrie (SE:2150) was down 9.91% or 4.45 points to 40.45.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 162 to 27 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (SE:7040) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.84% or 2.320 to 25.900. Shares in BANK ALBILAD (SE:1140) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.42% or 2.75 to 31.95.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.07% or 0.66 to $62.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.16% or 0.75 to hit $65.23 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.75% or 13.55 to trade at $1792.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.08% to 4.5522, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7505.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.11% at 90.263.
