Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the Media & Publishing , Industrial Investment and Insurance sectors led shares lower.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share declined 0.11%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Jabal Omar Development Company (TADAWUL: 4250 ), which rose 10.00% or 2.35 points to trade at 25.85 at the close. Meanwhile, Knowledge Economic City (TADAWUL: 4310 ) added 9.89% or 1.50 points to end at 16.66 and Makkah Construction&Development Co (TADAWUL: 4100 ) was up 9.84% or 9.50 points to 106.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nice One Beauty Digital Marketing (TADAWUL: 4193 ), which fell 4.92% or 2.90 points to trade at 56.00 at the close. Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL: 4130 ) declined 4.26% or 0.02 points to end at 0.45 and ARTEX Industrial Investment Co (TADAWUL: 2340 ) was down 4.06% or 0.68 points to 16.08.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 193 to 130 and 24 ended unchanged.

Shares in Makkah Construction&Development Co (TADAWUL: 4100 ) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.84% or 9.50 to 106.00.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.51% or 0.38 to $74.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.55% or 0.43 to hit $77.12 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 10.56 to trade at $2,796.04 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was up 0.16% to 3.94, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.28% at 106.95.