Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Agriculture & Food, Cement and Industrial Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.91% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Industrial Export Co (SE:4140), which rose 9.93% or 8.70 points to trade at 96.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian Mining Company (SE:1211) added 5.97% or 2.85 points to end at 50.60 and Saudi Advanced Industries Co. (SE:2120) was up 3.62% or 0.44 points to 12.58 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Chemical Company (SE:2230), which fell 3.58% or 1.20 points to trade at 32.30 at the close. The Company for Coop. Insurance (SE:8010) declined 3.04% or 1.90 points to end at 60.60 and Saudi Transport & Investment Co (SE:4110) was down 2.30% or 0.95 points to 40.35.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 115 to 54 and 16 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 3.83% or 1.95 to $52.88 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 3.35% or 1.99 to hit $61.45 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.71% or 8.70 to trade at $1234.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.11% to 4.2514, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7517.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.21% at 96.993.