Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate Development, Multi Investment and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.19%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Ash-Sharqiyah Development Company (SE:6060), which rose 9.83% or 5.18 points to trade at 57.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Anb Insurance (SE:8011) added 6.67% or 1.67 points to end at 26.70 and Taleem REIT Fund (SE:4333) was up 6.18% or 0.64 points to 11.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi United Cooperative Insurance (SE:8060), which fell 6.40% or 2.14 points to trade at 31.30 at the close. Saudi Int Petrochemical Co (SE:2310) declined 4.88% or 1.18 points to end at 23.02 and Zamil Industrial Investment Co (SE:2240) was down 3.67% or 0.96 points to 25.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 99 to 82 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Ash-Sharqiyah Development Company (SE:6060) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.83% or 5.18 to 57.90.
Crude oil for June delivery was up 0.59% or 0.40 to $68.45 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 0.93% or 0.69 to hit $74.69 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.30 to trade at $1324.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.23% to 4.5710, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.16% at 90.88.