Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Telecoms & IT , Financial Services and Industrial Investment sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.20%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Mawarid Manpower Company SCJSC (TADAWUL: 1833 ), which rose 7.81% or 9.80 points to trade at 135.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL: 4130 ) added 6.98% or 0.03 points to end at 0.46 and Saudi Real Estate Co. (TADAWUL: 4020 ) was up 6.55% or 1.70 points to 27.65 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (TADAWUL: 4291 ), which fell 4.24% or 8.20 points to trade at 185.20 at the close. Alinma Retail REIT Fund Unit (TADAWUL: 4345 ) declined 3.45% or 0.17 points to end at 4.76 and Alinma Hospitality Reit Fund Unit (TADAWUL: 4349 ) was down 3.17% or 0.27 points to 8.24.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 168 to 153 and 16 ended unchanged.

Shares in Saudi Real Estate Co. (TADAWUL: 4020 ) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 6.55% or 1.70 to 27.65.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.82% or 0.61 to $74.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.51% or 0.39 to hit $77.44 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.02% or 0.40 to trade at $2,665.80 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.50% to 3.86, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.68% at 109.12.