© Reuters. Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 1.19%
Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the rose 1.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the were Saudi Company for Hardware (TADAWUL:), which rose 4.51% or 1.30 points to trade at 30.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Al-Jouf Agriculture Development Co (TADAWUL:) added 4.17% or 1.95 points to end at 48.70 and Alkhaleej Training & Education Co (TADAWUL:) was up 3.95% or 0.58 points to 15.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ataa Educational Co (TADAWUL:), which fell 2.95% or 1.70 points to trade at 56.00 at the close. Al Hammadi Co (TADAWUL:) declined 2.37% or 1.05 points to end at 43.30 and Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:) was down 1.93% or 0.26 points to 13.22.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 139 to 103 and 19 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.76% or 1.36 to $78.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.73% or 1.43 to hit $84.10 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.75% or 14.15 to trade at $1,893.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.41% to 4.06, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 102.45.
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