Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Petrochemicals and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.22%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020), which rose 9.87% or 1.36 points to trade at 15.14 at the close. Meanwhile, United Cooperative Assurance Co (SE:8190) added 6.59% or 0.90 points to end at 14.56 and Electrical Industries Co (SE:1303) was up 4.26% or 0.86 points to 21.06 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Company for Coop. Insurance (SE:8010), which fell 2.38% or 2.41 points to trade at 99.00 at the close. Makkah Construction&Development Co (SE:4100) declined 2.19% or 1.73 points to end at 77.10 and Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311) was down 2.07% or 0.49 points to 23.18.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 93 to 74 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Makkah Construction&Development Co (SE:4100) fell to 52-week lows; losing 2.19% or 1.73 to 77.10.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.04% or 0.02 to $51.89 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.28% or 0.16 to hit $57.98 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.23% or 16.01 to trade at $1286.99 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.41% to 4.4060, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.39% at 93.50.