Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrial Investment, Retail and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Anaam International Holding Group (TADAWUL:4061), which rose 9.09% or 0.08 points to trade at 0.96 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Pharmaceutical Appliances (TADAWUL:2070) added 8.25% or 2.85 points to end at 37.40 and Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130) was up 7.14% or 0.01 points to 0.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Research and Marketing Group (TADAWUL:4210), which fell 4.25% or 7.00 points to trade at 157.60 at the close. Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (TADAWUL:1213) declined 3.57% or 2.00 points to end at 54.00 and Lumi Rental Co (TADAWUL:4262) was down 3.16% or 3.10 points to 94.90.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 150 to 115 and 27 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.79% or 1.37 to $77.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.51% or 1.23 to hit $82.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.08% or 1.70 to trade at $2,041.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.13% to 4.12, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.08% at 102.73.