Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Financial Services and Cement sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 1.31%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Industrial Export Co (SE:4140), which rose 9.96% or 6.90 points to trade at 76.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Ceramic Co. (SE:2040) added 7.42% or 1.28 points to end at 18.54 and Basic Chemical Industries Co (SE:1210) was up 5.78% or 1.30 points to 23.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8280), which fell 5.06% or 1.55 points to trade at 29.10 at the close. Eastern Province Cement Co. (SE:3080) declined 4.96% or 0.94 points to end at 18.00 and Saudi Cable Company (SE:2110) was down 4.80% or 1.55 points to 30.75.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 132 to 50 and 5 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Industrial Export Co (SE:4140) rose to 52-week highs; up 9.96% or 6.90 to 76.20. Shares in Eastern Province Cement Co. (SE:3080) fell to all time lows; losing 4.96% or 0.94 to 18.00.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 0.47% or 0.34 to $71.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.52% or 0.42 to hit $80.36 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.24% or 2.90 to trade at $1233.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.31% to 4.3590, while USD/SAR fell 0.05% to 3.7510.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.30% at 94.49.