Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Petrochemicals, Retail and Industrial Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.43% to hit a new 3-years high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Abdullah A. M. Al-Khodari Sons Co (SE:1330), which rose 9.96% or 0.55 points to trade at 6.07 at the close. Meanwhile, ACE ARABIA COOPERATIVE INSURANCE (SE:8240) added 8.80% or 1.82 points to end at 22.50 and National Industrialization Co (SE:2060) was up 4.83% or 0.88 points to 19.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tourism Enterprise Co. (SE:4170), which fell 2.22% or 0.70 points to trade at 30.80 at the close. Kingdom Holding Company (SE:4280) declined 1.62% or 0.14 points to end at 8.51 and Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) was down 1.42% or 0.16 points to 11.08.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 99 to 74 and 17 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.52% or 0.32 to $61.91 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.14% or 0.10 to hit $68.91 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.07% or 0.85 to trade at $1293.35 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.05% to 4.2026, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 96.942.