© Reuters. Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.29%
Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the rose 0.29% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the were BURUJ COOPERATIVE INSURANCE CO (SE:), which rose 7.07% or 1.46 points to trade at 22.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:) added 5.72% or 1.14 points to end at 21.08 and Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:) was up 5.33% or 1.14 points to 22.54 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:), which fell 4.29% or 0.52 points to trade at 11.60 at the close. Saudi Ceramic Co. (SE:) declined 2.68% or 1.40 points to end at 50.80 and National Industrialization Co (SE:) was down 2.41% or 0.58 points to 23.52.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 144 to 85 and 8 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 4.34% or 4.60 to $101.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 4.30% or 4.71 to hit $104.78 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.53% or 29.60 to trade at $1,910.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 1.28% to 4.17, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.89% at 98.18.
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