Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Media & Publishing, Financial Services and Cement sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 1.61% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210), which rose 9.91% or 8.24 points to trade at 91.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Falcom Petrochemical added 9.90% or 2.95 points to end at 32.75 and Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SE:2250) was up 8.03% or 2.00 points to 26.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8280), which fell 2.27% or 0.70 points to trade at 30.20 at the close. Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) declined 1.81% or 0.30 points to end at 16.28 and Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8050) was down 1.81% or 0.49 points to 26.55.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 96 to 86 and 4 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 9.91% or 8.24 to 91.40. Shares in Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SE:2250) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 8.03% or 2.00 to 26.90.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.89% or 0.61 to $69.08 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.21% or 0.89 to hit $74.37 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.24% or 3.30 to trade at $1350.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.02% to 4.6420, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7496.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 89.31.