Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Industrial Investment and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Svcs (SE:4200), which rose 5.63% or 2.05 points to trade at 38.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Ceramic Co. (SE:2040) added 4.90% or 0.98 points to end at 20.96 and United Int Transportation Company (SE:4260) was up 4.41% or 1.50 points to 35.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SE:2250), which fell 3.43% or 0.80 points to trade at 22.50 at the close. Qassim Agriculture Co. (SE:6020) declined 1.71% or 0.20 points to end at 11.48 and Anaam International Holding Group (SE:4061) was down 1.60% or 0.15 points to 9.20.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 106 to 71 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Svcs (SE:4200) rose to 3-years highs; rising 5.63% or 2.05 to 38.45. Shares in United Int Transportation Company (SE:4260) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.41% or 1.50 to 35.50.
Crude oil for August delivery was up 0.07% or 0.04 to $57.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.22% or 0.14 to hit $64.25 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 0.38% or 5.35 to trade at $1394.65 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.01% to 4.2041, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 97.078.