Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Hotels & Tourism, Industrial Investment and Media & Publishing sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.38%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Svcs (SE:4200), which rose 5.15% or 3.60 points to trade at 73.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (SE:1213) added 4.26% or 4.60 points to end at 112.60 and Methanol Chemicals Company (SE:2001) was up 4.15% or 1.25 points to 31.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were SABIC AgriNutrients Co (SE:2020), which fell 2.86% or 4.00 points to trade at 136.00 at the close. Bupa Arabia for Coop. Insurance (SE:8210) declined 2.20% or 3.60 points to end at 160.40 and Batic Investments and Logistics Co (SE:4110) was down 2.16% or 1.00 points to 45.40.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 137 to 61 and 10 ended unchanged.
Shares in Aldrees Petroleum & Transport Svcs (SE:4200) rose to 5-year highs; rising 5.15% or 3.60 to 73.50. Shares in Methanol Chemicals Company (SE:2001) rose to all time highs; up 4.15% or 1.25 to 31.40.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.28% or 0.89 to $70.61 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.92% or 0.67 to hit $73.59 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.34% or 6.15 to trade at $1798.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.09% to 4.4268, while USD/SAR rose 0.00% to 3.7508.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.07% at 92.642.