Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.46%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy&Utilities, Industrial Investment and Hotels&Tourism sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.46% to hit a new 1-month high.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Development Works Food Co (TADAWUL:6013), which rose 9.92% or 12.20 points to trade at 135.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Omran Industrial&Trading Co (TADAWUL:4141) added 7.99% or 2.80 points to end at 37.85 and National Agriculture Development Co (TADAWUL:6010) was up 5.66% or 1.50 points to 28.00 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. Taiba Holding Co. (TADAWUL:4090) declined 5.35% or 1.45 points to end at 25.65 and Savola Group (TADAWUL:2050) was down 3.38% or 1.35 points to 38.55.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 137 to 131 and 25 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 0.76% or 0.53 to $69.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.82% or 0.61 to hit $74.91 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.07% or 1.35 to trade at $2,049.25 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.08% to 4.04, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.17% at 103.93.