Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were lower at the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Media & Publishing, Multi Investment and Petrochemicals sectors propelled shares lower.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 1.04% to hit a new 1-month low.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Arabian Shield Coop Insurance Co (SE:8070), which rose 9.93% or 4.50 points to trade at 49.80 at the close. Al-Ahsa Development Co. (SE:2140) added 5.49% or 0.70 points to end at 13.45 and Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (SE:4070) was up 4.28% or 1.10 points to 26.80 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Nama Chemicals Co. (SE:2210), which lost 6.02% or 0.25 points to trade at 3.90 in late trade. Middle East Specialized Cables Co (SE:2370) declined 4.57% or 0.40 points to end at 8.35 and Southern Province Cement Co. (SE:3050) shed 4.11% or 3.25 points to 75.75.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 128 to 34 and 9 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.25% or 0.13 to $52.09 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.27% or 0.15 to hit $55.09 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 0.24% or 2.90 to trade at $1182.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.05% to 3.9626, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7510.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.10% at 102.02.