Saudi Arabia stocks lower at close of trade; Tadawul All Share down 0.13%

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At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share fell 0.13%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Gassim Investment Holding Company SJSC (TADAWUL:6020), which rose 4.98% or 1.10 points to trade at 23.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Astra Industrial Group (TADAWUL:1212) added 4.13% or 2.30 points to end at 58.00 and Al Dawaa Medical Services Co (TADAWUL:4163) was up 3.67% or 3.00 points to 84.80 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co. (TADAWUL:2300), which fell 6.60% or 2.30 points to trade at 32.55 at the close. Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (TADAWUL:1213) declined 4.74% or 2.40 points to end at 48.20 and Raydan Co (TADAWUL:6012) was down 3.89% or 1.05 points to 25.95.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 132 to 96 and 19 ended unchanged.

Shares in Saudi Paper Manufacturing Co. (TADAWUL:2300) fell to 52-week lows; down 6.60% or 2.30 to 32.55. Shares in Astra Industrial Group (TADAWUL:1212) rose to 5-year highs; rising 4.13% or 2.30 to 58.00.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.41% or 1.16 to $83.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.29% or 1.16 to hit $91.19 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.97% or 16.05 to trade at $1,639.75 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.63% to 3.68, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.58% at 112.64.