Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were lower after the close on Thursday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower.

Saudi Arabia closed at 0.47%.

They were the top performers at the session Al Hokair Group (TADWUL:) which advanced 10.00% (1.34 points), to trade at 14.74 by the close. CHUBB Arabia Cooperative Insurance, TADAWUL : added 4.08% (or 0.98 points) to close at 25.00. AYYAN Investment Co SJSC : was up 3.89% (or 0.76 points) to 20.32 late trade.

These were the worst performers of the session. Wataniya Insurance TADAWUL:, which dropped 8.81% (or 1.50 points) to trade at 15.52 by the close. Amana Cooperative Insurance Co. (TADAWUL) fell 5.85%, or 1.48 points, to close at 23.82. Arabia Insurance Cooperative Co. (TADAWUL) dropped 3.37% (or 0.85 points) to 24.40.

The Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange saw rising stocks surpass declining stocks by 131 percent to 90 percent, and ended the day unchanged at 16 percent.

Wataniya Insurance Company’s shares fell by 8.81% or 1.50 to 15.52 during the 52-week period. The shares of Arabia Insurance Cooperative Co. (TADWUL:) dropped to 52-week levels; they fell 3.37%, or 0.85, to 24.40.

The July delivery of crude oil was 3.15 percent higher or 3.47 to $113.80 per barrel. Brent oil rose 2.2% or 2.42 to $113.54 per barrel in commodities trading. The June Gold Futures contract climbed 0.17%, or 3.23, to $1,849.53 an ounce.

EUR/SAR increased 0.32% to 4.02 while USD/SAR remained unchanged at 0.01% to 3.75.

At 101.92, the US Dollar Index Futures fell 0.16%.