Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Petrochemicals, Hotels & Tourism and Energy & Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.79% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Seera Group Holding (SE:1810), which rose 5.04% or 0.98 points to trade at 20.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Leejam Sports Company SJSC (SE:1830) added 4.58% or 5.80 points to end at 132.40 and Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300) was up 4.38% or 0.46 points to 10.96 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Middle East Paper Co (SE:1202), which fell 3.40% or 1.80 points to trade at 51.20 at the close. Al Rajhi REIT (SE:4340) declined 3.23% or 0.38 points to end at 11.40 and National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (SE:4291) was down 3.04% or 1.90 points to 60.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 142 to 62 and 22 ended unchanged.
Shares in Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300) rose to 52-week highs; up 4.38% or 0.46 to 10.96.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.53% or 0.48 to $90.69 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.61% or 0.56 to hit $91.95 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.18% or 3.40 to trade at $1896.40 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.14% to 4.2537, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7519.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 95.965.