Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the Petrochemicals, Financial Services and Real Estate Development sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 1.11% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Anb Insurance (SE:8011), which rose 9.99% or 1.40 points to trade at 15.42 at the close. Meanwhile, Bawan (SE:1302) added 4.58% or 0.70 points to end at 16.00 and Arab National Bank (SE:1080) was up 3.26% or 0.85 points to 26.95 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker (SE:1214), which fell 4.82% or 0.54 points to trade at 10.66 at the close. Saudi Public Transport Co. (SE:4040) declined 1.87% or 0.32 points to end at 16.76 and Anaam International Holding Group (SE:4061) was down 1.75% or 0.20 points to 11.26.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 158 to 34 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Bawan (SE:1302) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.58% or 0.70 to 16.00.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.08% or 0.05 to $60.03 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.31% or 0.20 to hit $65.42 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.05% or 0.75 to trade at $1481.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.22% to 4.1812, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7505.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.20% at 96.550.