Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Retail, Agriculture & Food and Energy & Utilities sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.79%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8050), which rose 7.80% or 1.15 points to trade at 15.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Nama Chemicals Co. (SE:2210) added 6.41% or 0.25 points to end at 4.15 and Jarir Marketing Co (SE:4190) was up 6.00% or 8.00 points to 141.25 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (SE:8180), which fell 9.87% or 3.70 points to trade at 33.80 at the close. Trade Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8170) declined 3.62% or 0.70 points to end at 18.65 and Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (SE:2160) was down 3.08% or 0.20 points to 6.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 95 to 54 and 27 ended unchanged.
Shares in Jarir Marketing Co (SE:4190) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.00% or 8.00 to 141.25.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.34% or 0.16 to $46.27 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.36% or 0.18 to hit $49.16 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.42% or 5.17 to trade at $1221.93 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.29% to 4.0855, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7512.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.36% at 99.39.