Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Media & Publishing and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.34%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff .Co (SE:2270), which rose 6.80% or 8.60 points to trade at 135.00 at the close. Meanwhile, National Medical Care Company (SE:4005) added 6.00% or 3.00 points to end at 53.00 and Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (SE:2350) was up 5.38% or 0.56 points to 10.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (SE:2160), which fell 4.58% or 0.30 points to trade at 6.25 at the close. Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (SE:1213) declined 4.56% or 0.52 points to end at 10.88 and The Saudi British Bank (SE:1060) was down 3.93% or 1.35 points to 33.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 124 to 58 and 8 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff .Co (SE:2270) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.80% or 8.60 to 135.00.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.19% or 0.64 to $54.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 1.00% or 0.58 to hit $58.70 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.25% or 3.80 to trade at $1541.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.03% to 4.1615, while USD/SAR rose 0.00% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.08% at 97.907.