Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Industrial Investment, Financial Services and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.83% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Gulf Union Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8120), which rose 9.93% or 0.88 points to trade at 9.74 at the close. Meanwhile, Bindawood Holding Co (TADAWUL:4161) added 8.39% or 5.10 points to end at 65.90 and Batic Investments and Logistics Co (TADAWUL:4110) was up 5.99% or 1.34 points to 23.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:4230), which fell 3.82% or 1.00 points to trade at 25.15 at the close. ALABDULLATIF CO. (TADAWUL:2340) declined 3.70% or 0.66 points to end at 17.20 and AYYAN Investment Co SJSC (TADAWUL:2140) was down 3.34% or 0.54 points to 15.64.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 173 to 84 and 16 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.25% or 0.18 to $73.15 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.04% or 0.03 to hit $77.56 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.06% or 1.15 to trade at $1,983.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.62% to 4.10, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.10% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.44% at 101.85.