Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Retail, Transport and Energy & Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.46%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Arabian Pipes Company (SE:2200), which rose 9.99% or 1.76 points to trade at 19.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Hokair Group (SE:1820) added 5.16% or 1.20 points to end at 24.46 and Saudi Steel Pipe Company (SE:1320) was up 5.08% or 1.50 points to 31.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United Cooperative Assurance Co (SE:8190), which fell 4.31% or 1.35 points to trade at 29.95 at the close. Tourism Enterprise Co. (SE:4170) declined 2.08% or 1.40 points to end at 65.80 and Al Yamamah Steel Industries Co (SE:1304) was down 1.71% or 0.85 points to 49.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 139 to 58 and 11 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 1.93% or 1.30 to $68.72 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.07% or 1.45 to hit $71.63 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.40% or 25.05 to trade at $1820.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.00% to 4.4076, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7508.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 92.690.