JEDDAH — At the close on Tuesday, Saudi stock benchmark Tadawul All Share Index lost 0.32%. The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Transport & Investment Co, which rose 9.81% or 4.19 points to trade at 46.90 at the close. Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT, Energy & Utilities and Agriculture & Food sectors led Meanwhile, Ash-Sharqiyah Development Company added 8.44% or 6.46 points to end at 83.00 and Saudi Printing & Packaging Company was up 7.05% or 1.35 points to 20.50 in late trade. The worst performers of the session were Etihad Etisalat Co, which fell 7.05% or 2.88 points to trade at 38.00 at the close. Saudi Public Transport Co. declined 5.28% or 1.66 points to end at 29.80 and Solidarity Saudi Takaful Co was down 4.99% or 0.85 points to 16.20. Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 86 to 76. Shares in Solidarity Saudi Takaful Co fell to 3-years lows; down 4.99% or 0.85 to 16.20. Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.09% or 0.05 to $57.83 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.24% or 0.15 to hit $63.30 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.33% or 3.90 to trade at $1197.60 a troy ounce. Euro/SR was down 0.37% to 4.0118, while USD/SR fell 0.02% to 3.7497. The US Dollar Index was up 0.29% at 98.44. — SG
