Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate Development, Petrochemicals and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.73% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Makkah Construction&Development Co (SE:4100), which rose 4.92% or 3.67 points to trade at 78.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Alujain Corporation (SE:2170) added 4.24% or 0.89 points to end at 21.90 and Dallah Healthcare Holding Company (SE:4004) was up 3.50% or 3.63 points to 107.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (SE:8200), which fell 2.17% or 0.20 points to trade at 9.00 at the close. Saudi Advanced Industries Co. (SE:2120) declined 1.16% or 0.16 points to end at 13.60 and Alawwal Bank (SE:1040) was down 1.01% or 0.12 points to 11.76.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 124 to 45 and 13 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.28% or 0.17 to $61.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $67.84 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.55% or 7.20 to trade at $1311.30 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.42% to 4.5248, while USD/SAR fell 0.00% to 3.7500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.26% at 91.65.