Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrial Investment, Real Estate Development and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.77%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Arabian Mining Company (SE:1211), which rose 6.62% or 2.98 points to trade at 48.00 at the close. Meanwhile, United Wire Factories Company (SE:1301) added 5.10% or 1.81 points to end at 37.30 and Amana Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8310) was up 4.86% or 0.64 points to 13.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Transport & Investment Co (SE:4110), which fell 3.24% or 2.24 points to trade at 67.00 at the close. Fitaihi Holding Group (SE:4180) declined 2.72% or 0.77 points to end at 27.50 and Knowledge Economic City (SE:4310) was down 1.97% or 0.59 points to 29.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 89 to 76.
Shares in Saudi Arabian Mining Company (SE:1211) rose to all time highs; gaining 6.62% or 2.98 to 48.00.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 2.18% or 1.30 to $58.42 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.78% or 1.17 to hit $64.36 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 1.44% or 17.30 to trade at $1187.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.56% to 4.0942, while USD/SAR rose 0.00% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.67% at 97.11.