Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Financial Services, Cement and Telecoms & IT sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 1.46% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Steel Pipe Company (SE:1320), which rose 9.99% or 1.60 points to trade at 17.62 at the close. Meanwhile, Advanced Petrochemical Company (SE:2330) added 5.32% or 2.38 points to end at 47.10 and National Industrialization Co (SE:2060) was up 5.01% or 0.87 points to 18.24 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Middle East Specialized Cables Co (SE:2370), which fell 2.44% or 0.21 points to trade at 8.38 at the close. United Electronics Company (SE:4003) declined 1.99% or 1.29 points to end at 63.40 and Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Company (SE:4001) was down 1.58% or 2.57 points to 160.60.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 115 to 58 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Advanced Petrochemical Company (SE:2330) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 5.32% or 2.38 to 47.10. Shares in National Industrialization Co (SE:2060) rose to 52-week highs; rising 5.01% or 0.87 to 18.24.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 0.13% or 0.08 to $61.23 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.05% or 0.03 to hit $64.31 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.11% or 1.50 to trade at $1326.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.06% to 4.6578, while USD/SAR fell 0.00% to 3.7500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was unchanged 0.00% at 89.56.