Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Industrial Investment and Media & Publishing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 1.59% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Cable Company (SE:2110), which rose 9.92% or 3.30 points to trade at 36.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Electrical Industries Co (SE:1303) added 9.68% or 1.52 points to end at 17.22 and Mobile Telecommunications Company (SE:7030) was up 6.63% or 0.74 points to 11.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (SE:4130), which fell 2.21% or 0.42 points to trade at 18.58 at the close. Southern Province Cement Co. (SE:3050) declined 0.92% or 0.45 points to end at 48.50 and Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) was down 0.71% or 0.16 points to 22.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 155 to 27 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in Mobile Telecommunications Company (SE:7030) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 6.63% or 0.74 to 11.90.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.54% or 0.29 to $53.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.14% or 0.09 to hit $62.38 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.09% or 1.25 to trade at $1328.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.06% to 4.2447, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.02% at 96.730.