Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Retail, Financial Services and Cement sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 2.30% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:8030), which rose 9.96% or 2.04 points to trade at 22.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Raydan Co (SE:6012) added 9.89% or 1.48 points to end at 16.44 and Qassim Agriculture Co. (SE:6020) was up 9.89% or 1.06 points to 11.78 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Allied Cooperative Insurance Group SJSC (SE:8150), which fell 4.60% or 1.08 points to trade at 22.40 at the close. Jadwa REIT Saudi Fund (SE:4342) declined 2.32% or 0.26 points to end at 10.94 and Bupa Arabia for Coop. Insurance (SE:8210) was down 1.95% or 2.20 points to 110.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 183 to 15 and 1 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 4.84% or 1.63 to $35.34 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 4.72% or 1.70 to hit $37.73 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 1.07% or 18.30 to trade at $1731.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.32% to 4.1729, while USD/SAR rose 0.07% to 3.7580.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.10% at 98.275.