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At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share lost 1.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:4230), which rose 10.00% or 3.00 points to trade at 33.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (TADAWUL:7040) added 6.57% or 7.20 points to end at 116.80 and Saudi Steel Pipe Company (TADAWUL:1320) was up 4.59% or 3.50 points to 79.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Advanced Petrochemical Company (TADAWUL:2330), which fell 5.30% or 2.40 points to trade at 42.90 at the close. Al ELM Information Security Company CJSC (TADAWUL:7203) declined 4.70% or 45.60 points to end at 924.40 and Sahara International Petrochemical Company SJSC (TADAWUL:2310) was down 4.25% or 1.45 points to 32.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 226 to 64 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:4230) rose to 52-week highs; rising 10.00% or 3.00 to 33.00. Shares in Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (TADAWUL:7040) rose to 5-year highs; rising 6.57% or 7.20 to 116.80.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 0.34% or 0.29 to $85.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.36% or 0.32 to hit $89.78 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.40% or 9.55 to trade at $2,392.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.21% to 3.99, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 105.90.
