Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.60%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities , Insurance and Media & Publishing sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.60%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Dr Soliman Abdel Kader Fakeeh (TADAWUL:4017 ), which rose 9.98% or 6.50 points to trade at 71.60 at the close. Meanwhile, National Agriculture Development Co (TADAWUL:6010 ) added 4.35% or 1.08 points to end at 25.90 and Al-Rajhi Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8230 ) was up 4.02% or 6.80 points to 176.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tamkeen Human Resources Co (TADAWUL:1835 ), which fell 4.29% or 3.00 points to trade at 67.00 at the close. Middle East Specialized Cables Co (TADAWUL:2370 ) declined 4.21% or 1.70 points to end at 38.70 and Rasan Information Technology (TADAWUL:8313 ) was down 3.62% or 2.80 points to 74.60.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 170 to 131 and 29 ended unchanged.

Shares in Dr Soliman Abdel Kader Fakeeh (TADAWUL:4017 ) rose to all time highs; rising 9.98% or 6.50 to 71.60.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.24% or 0.17 to $70.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.35% or 0.26 to hit $73.88 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 6.34 to trade at $2,661.56 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.00% to 3.95, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.03% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 106.53.

Source: Investing.com