Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Hotels & Tourism, Retail and Media & Publishing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.14%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al-Tayyar Travel Group Holding Co. (SE:1810), which rose 9.98% or 2.60 points to trade at 28.65 at the close. Meanwhile, Herfy Food Services Co (SE:6002) added 2.13% or 1.10 points to end at 52.70 and Saudi Transport & Investment Co (SE:4110) was up 1.76% or 0.65 points to 37.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Wataniya Insurance Company (SE:8300), which fell 4.99% or 1.16 points to trade at 22.08 at the close. Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8280) declined 4.72% or 1.60 points to end at 32.30 and Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311) was down 4.62% or 0.64 points to 13.22.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 112 to 62 and 16 ended unchanged.
Shares in Herfy Food Services Co (SE:6002) rose to 52-week highs; rising 2.13% or 1.10 to 52.70.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 2.33% or 1.37 to $60.19 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.32% or 0.88 to hit $67.69 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.40% or 5.25 to trade at $1323.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.17% to 4.2344, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 96.157.