Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Media & Publishing, Agriculture & Food and Petrochemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.75% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210), which rose 3.73% or 2.70 points to trade at 75.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Emaar The Economic City (SE:4220) added 3.58% or 0.52 points to end at 15.04 and Saudi Arabian Mining Company (SE:1211) was up 3.32% or 1.70 points to 52.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8280), which fell 3.28% or 1.00 points to trade at 29.50 at the close. Gulf General Cooperative Insurance (SE:8260) declined 3.19% or 0.60 points to end at 18.20 and Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) was down 2.76% or 0.60 points to 21.10.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 86 to 70 and 19 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.43% or 0.21 to $48.95 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 0.28% or 0.15 to hit $54.35 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.54% or 7.20 to trade at $1346.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.85% to 4.5078, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7497.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.70% at 91.56.