Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Financial Services and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 1.00%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Middle East Healthcare Co CJSC (TADAWUL:4009), which rose 8.42% or 8.40 points to trade at 108.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130) added 7.69% or 0.01 points to end at 0.14 and Anaam International Holding Group (TADAWUL:4061) was up 6.54% or 0.07 points to 1.14 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were BURUJ COOPERATIVE INSURANCE CO (TADAWUL:8270), which fell 5.34% or 1.14 points to trade at 20.22 at the close. Wataniya Insurance Company (TADAWUL:8300) declined 4.04% or 0.80 points to end at 19.00 and Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8180) was down 3.48% or 0.82 points to 22.76.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 150 to 115 and 19 ended unchanged.
Shares in Middle East Healthcare Co CJSC (TADAWUL:4009) rose to all time highs; rising 8.42% or 8.40 to 108.20.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.42% or 0.32 to $76.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 0.46% or 0.37 to hit $80.92 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.81% or 16.80 to trade at $2,050.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.09% to 4.06, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 103.42.