Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Media & Publishing and Industrial Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.83%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Arabian Pipes Company (SE:2200), which rose 9.96% or 1.30 points to trade at 14.35 at the close. Meanwhile, Gulf General Cooperative Insurance (SE:8260) added 8.77% or 1.00 points to end at 12.40 and Saudi Electricity Company (SE:5110) was up 6.92% or 1.10 points to 17.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Mobile Telecommunications Company (SE:7030), which fell 3.87% or 0.30 points to trade at 7.45 at the close. Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) declined 3.86% or 1.00 points to end at 24.90 and Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (SE:7040) was down 3.13% or 0.100 points to 3.100.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 96 to 45 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) fell to 5-year lows; falling 3.86% or 1.00 to 24.90.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.68% or 0.34 to $50.17 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.79% or 0.41 to hit $52.27 a barrel, while the December Gold contract fell 0.82% or 10.45 to trade at $1258.15 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.31% to 4.1916, while USD/SAR fell 0.02% to 3.7508.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.40% at 96.51.