Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Retail, Telecoms & IT and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.17%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Solidarity Saudi Takaful Co (SE:8290), which rose 8.35% or 1.93 points to trade at 25.05 at the close. Meanwhile, Mouwasat Medical Services Company (SE:4002) added 2.42% or 4.00 points to end at 169.00 and The Saudi British Bank (SE:1060) was up 2.35% or 0.67 points to 29.15 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300), which fell 2.97% or 0.27 points to trade at 8.83 at the close. United Wire Factories Company (SE:1301) declined 2.07% or 0.34 points to end at 16.06 and Allied Cooperative Insurance Group (SE:8150) was down 2.04% or 0.40 points to 19.20.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 107 to 67 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Solidarity Saudi Takaful Co (SE:8290) rose to 52-week highs; up 8.35% or 1.93 to 25.05. Shares in Mouwasat Medical Services Company (SE:4002) rose to all time highs; gaining 2.42% or 4.00 to 169.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.42% or 0.27 to $63.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.41% or 0.28 to hit $69.31 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 3.80 to trade at $1335.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.10% to 4.5938, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.09% at 90.23.