Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Transport and Cement sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (SE:4130), which rose 9.34% or 1.88 points to trade at 22.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Anaam International Holding Group (SE:4061) added 3.77% or 0.46 points to end at 12.66 and Zamil Industrial Investment Co (SE:2240) was up 3.44% or 0.60 points to 18.02 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dallah Healthcare Holding Company (SE:4004), which fell 1.77% or 1.20 points to trade at 66.50 at the close. Banque Saudi Fransi (SE:1050) declined 1.76% or 0.65 points to end at 36.35 and National Medical Care Company (SE:4005) was down 1.75% or 0.85 points to 47.65.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 105 to 64 and 22 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.25% or 0.14 to $55.62 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.72% or 0.47 to hit $65.38 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.12% or 1.65 to trade at $1327.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.03% to 4.2606, while USD/SAR unchanged 0% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 96.208.