Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Cement, Real Estate Development and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 1.89% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Arab National Bank (SE:1080), which rose 6.29% or 1.95 points to trade at 32.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Fisheries Co. (SE:6050) added 5.75% or 1.45 points to end at 26.65 and Savola Group (SE:2050) was up 5.63% or 2.10 points to 39.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Almarai Company (SE:2280), which fell 9.86% or 5.80 points to trade at 53.00 at the close. Saudi Indian Company Insurance (SE:8110) declined 7.11% or 0.72 points to end at 9.40 and Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311) was down 3.63% or 0.32 points to 8.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 114 to 53 and 17 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arab National Bank (SE:1080) rose to 52-week highs; rising 6.29% or 1.95 to 32.95. Shares in Saudi Indian Company Insurance (SE:8110) fell to all time lows; losing 7.11% or 0.72 to 9.40. Shares in Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311) fell to all time lows; falling 3.63% or 0.32 to 8.50.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.82% or 1.24 to $66.97 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 0.36% or 0.28 to hit $78.00 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.05% or 0.70 to trade at $1300.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.02% to 4.3754, while USD/SAR rose 0.06% to 3.7521.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 94.03.