Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Building & Construction and Hotels & Tourism sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.99%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Anaam International Holding Group (TADAWUL:4061), which rose 10.00% or 2.08 points to trade at 22.88 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130) added 9.94% or 1.36 points to end at 15.04 and Naqi Water Co (TADAWUL:2282) was up 9.71% or 6.70 points to 75.70 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Alamar Foods CJSC (TADAWUL:6014), which fell 2.34% or 3.20 points to trade at 133.60 at the close. The Saudi Investment Bank (TADAWUL:1030) declined 2.22% or 0.38 points to end at 16.72 and Yanbu Cement Co. (TADAWUL:3060) was down 2.03% or 0.70 points to 33.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 188 to 57 and 7 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 2.80% or 2.15 to $78.86 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 2.84% or 2.35 to hit $85.21 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.56% or 9.20 to trade at $1,642.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.04% to 3.61, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.05% at 113.97.