Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Multi Investment, Real Estate Development and Petrochemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.09%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were AlJazira Mawten REIT (SE:4331), which rose 9.96% or 2.60 points to trade at 28.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Taleem REIT Fund (SE:4333) added 6.54% or 1.00 points to end at 16.30 and Food Products Co. (SE:2100) was up 6.02% or 11.00 points to 193.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi vitrified clay pipes co. (SE:2360), which fell 2.97% or 2.90 points to trade at 94.80 at the close. Tabuk Cement Co. (SE:3090) declined 2.90% or 0.58 points to end at 19.40 and The Saudi Investment Bank (SE:1030) was down 2.74% or 0.50 points to 17.78.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 96 to 89 and 18 ended unchanged.
Shares in AlJazira Mawten REIT (SE:4331) rose to all time highs; up 9.96% or 2.60 to 28.70.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.05% or 0.68 to $65.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.18% or 0.80 to hit $68.36 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 4.45 to trade at $1796.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.29% to 4.5098, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 91.250.