Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Petrochemicals, Energy & Utilities and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.60%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were United Wire Factories Company (SE:1301), which rose 9.78% or 1.80 points to trade at 20.20 at the close. Meanwhile, National Industrialization Co (SE:2060) added 9.68% or 0.90 points to end at 10.20 and Sahara (SE:2260) was up 7.82% or 0.70 points to 9.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Indian Company Insurance (SE:8110), which fell 10.00% or 1.70 points to trade at 15.30 at the close. Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311) declined 9.96% or 1.25 points to end at 11.30 and Amana Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8310) was down 9.55% or 0.95 points to 9.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 82 to 70 and 16 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.11% or 0.47 to $41.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.83% or 0.37 to hit $44.32 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.96% or 12.10 to trade at $1248.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.66% to 4.2404, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.55% at 94.54.