Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services, Industrial Investment and Petrochemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 1.19% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Company for Hardware (TADAWUL:4008), which rose 4.51% or 1.30 points to trade at 30.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Al-Jouf Agriculture Development Co (TADAWUL:6070) added 4.17% or 1.95 points to end at 48.70 and Alkhaleej Training & Education Co (TADAWUL:4290) was up 3.95% or 0.58 points to 15.28 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Ataa Educational Co (TADAWUL:4292), which fell 2.95% or 1.70 points to trade at 56.00 at the close. Al Hammadi Co (TADAWUL:4007) declined 2.37% or 1.05 points to end at 43.30 and Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8050) was down 1.93% or 0.26 points to 13.22.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 139 to 103 and 19 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.76% or 1.36 to $78.77 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.73% or 1.43 to hit $84.10 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.75% or 14.15 to trade at $1,893.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.41% to 4.06, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.46% at 102.45.