Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Petrochemicals and Transport sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.69%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were National Industrialization Co (SE:2060), which rose 6.77% or 0.85 points to trade at 13.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Amana Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8310) added 5.18% or 0.50 points to end at 10.15 and Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (SE:8180) was up 4.92% or 2.10 points to 44.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tabuk Agriculture Development Co (SE:6040), which fell 9.93% or 1.45 points to trade at 13.15 at the close. Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) declined 2.13% or 0.25 points to end at 11.50 and Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (SE:7040) was down 1.30% or 0.050 points to 3.800.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 113 to 29 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) fell to 5-year lows; losing 2.13% or 0.25 to 11.50.
Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.14% or 0.06 to $41.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October rose 0.34% or 0.15 to hit $44.44 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 1.86% or 25.45 to trade at $1341.95 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.38% to 4.1583, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.46% at 96.19.