Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.67%

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

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.67% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Maharah for Human Resources (TADAWUL:1831), which rose 6.31% or 3.80 points to trade at 64.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Al-Rajhi Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8230) added 5.69% or 9.20 points to end at 171.00 and Electrical Industries Co (TADAWUL:1303) was up 5.04% or 0.12 points to 2.50 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130), which fell 6.67% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.14 at the close. Saudi Pharmaceutical Appliances (TADAWUL:2070) declined 3.61% or 1.35 points to end at 36.05 and Jadwa REIT Saudi Fund (TADAWUL:4342) was down 3.44% or 0.44 points to 12.36.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 145 to 121 and 23 ended unchanged.

Shares in Electrical Industries Co (TADAWUL:1303) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.04% or 0.12 to 2.50.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.67% or 0.52 to $78.38 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.75% or 0.62 to hit $83.50 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 8.10 to trade at $2,039.00 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.49% to 4.10, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.45% at 103.14.