Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Industrial Investment, Building & Construction and Petrochemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (TADAWUL:2380), which rose 10.00% or 0.74 points to trade at 8.14 at the close. Meanwhile, Baazeem Trading Co (TADAWUL:4051) added 9.93% or 0.59 points to end at 6.53 and Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130) was up 8.33% or 0.01 points to 0.13 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8020), which fell 6.12% or 1.02 points to trade at 15.66 at the close. Walaa Cooperative Insurance Company SJSC (TADAWUL:8060) declined 4.04% or 0.88 points to end at 20.92 and Rasan Information Technology (TADAWUL:8313) was down 3.99% or 2.30 points to 55.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 200 to 93 and 14 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 2.46% or 1.80 to $75.00 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 2.29% or 1.75 to hit $78.23 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.47% or 11.50 to trade at $2,443.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.09% to 4.10, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.22% at 102.98.