Saudi Arabia's equity market closed lower on Monday, with the Tadawul All Share ending the session down 1.60% as sector-level declines outpaced gains.
The session's heaviest pressure came from the Transport, Hotels & Tourism and Media & Publishing sectors, which pulled the broader index into negative territory by the final bell.
Among individual performers, Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (TADAWUL:2380) led the gainers on the index, advancing 9.93% or 0.85 points to finish at 9.41. Methanol Chemicals Company (TADAWUL:2001) posted a 9.92% rise, up 0.72 points to close at 7.98, while Sustained Infrastructure Holding Company SJSC (TADAWUL:2190) climbed 6.66%, adding 1.96 points to end the day at 31.38.
On the downside, MBC Group CJSC (TADAWUL:4072) registered the steepest loss among the index components tracked, sliding 8.49% or 2.48 points to close at 26.72. Nayifat Finance Co (TADAWUL:4081) fell 7.04%, a decrease of 0.80 points to 10.57, and United Int Transportation Company (TADAWUL:4260) declined 6.93% or 2.96 points to finish at 39.74.
Decliners outnumbered advancers by a wide margin on the Saudi exchange, with 271 stocks closing lower, 64 advancing and 11 finishing unchanged.
Notable single-stock moves included Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (TADAWUL:2380) reaching a 52-week high after its 9.93% gain, while Nayifat Finance Co (TADAWUL:4081) hit an all-time low following its 7.04% drop.
Commodities trading showed a sharp rise in oil prices. Crude oil for April delivery jumped 12.84% or 11.67 to settle at $102.57 a barrel. Brent oil for May delivery climbed 12.46% or 11.55 to $104.24 a barrel. By contrast, the April Gold Futures contract slipped 0.85% or 44.06 to trade at $5,114.64 a troy ounce.
In currency and index moves, the euro against the Saudi riyal (EUR/SAR) was down 0.45% at 4.34, while the US dollar against the riyal (USD/SAR) was virtually unchanged, moving 0.02% to 3.75. The US Dollar Index Futures traded 0.30% higher at 99.28.
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The market picture on Monday therefore combined large individual stock swings with a broad market decline and significant upward pressure on oil prices.