Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Media & Publishing, Telecoms & IT and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.54%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Tourism Enterprise Co. (SE:4170), which rose 8.53% or 2.50 points to trade at 31.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8280) added 5.97% or 1.95 points to end at 34.60 and AXA Cooperative Insurance Company (SE:8250) was up 4.55% or 1.00 points to 23.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were HSBC Amanah Saudi 20, which fell 6.20% or 2.05 points to trade at 31.00 at the close. Saudi Cable Company (SE:2110) declined 4.40% or 1.15 points to end at 25.00 and Halwani Bros (SE:6001) was down 2.34% or 1.15 points to 48.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 98 to 72 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8280) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.97% or 1.95 to 34.60.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 0.10% or 0.07 to $67.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.69% or 0.53 to hit $77.03 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.50 to trade at $1201.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.59% to 4.3340, while USD/SAR rose 0.00% to 3.7509.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.41% at 95.38.