Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Media & Publishing, Financial Services and Real Estate Development sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.83% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were National Medical Care Company (SE:4005), which rose 5.65% or 2.65 points to trade at 49.55 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (SE:2350) added 5.24% or 0.64 points to end at 12.86 and Mouwasat Medical Services Company (SE:4002) was up 4.29% or 7.00 points to 170.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:8030), which fell 9.55% or 2.65 points to trade at 25.10 at the close. Allied Cooperative Insurance Group (SE:8150) declined 3.59% or 0.67 points to end at 18.00 and AL-BABTAIN POWER &TELECOM CO (SE:2320) was down 3.04% or 0.84 points to 26.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 110 to 62 and 9 ended unchanged.
Shares in The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:8030) fell to 52-week lows; losing 9.55% or 2.65 to 25.10. Shares in Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company (SE:2350) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.24% or 0.64 to 12.86. Shares in Mouwasat Medical Services Company (SE:4002) rose to all time highs; rising 4.29% or 7.00 to 170.00.
Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.95% or 0.62 to $64.94 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.59% or 0.41 to hit $68.79 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.10% or 1.30 to trade at $1341.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.36% to 4.6591, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7499.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.27% at 88.93.