Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Petrochemicals and Industrial Investment sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 1.39%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Steel Pipe Company (SE:1320), which rose 9.94% or 1.70 points to trade at 18.80 at the close. Meanwhile, Yanbu National Petrochemical Co (SE:2290) added 6.52% or 2.60 points to end at 42.50 and Arabian Pipes Company (SE:2200) was up 4.71% or 0.45 points to 10.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (SE:8180), which fell 1.71% or 0.60 points to trade at 34.40 at the close. Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) declined 1.48% or 0.70 points to end at 46.70 and Southern Province Cement Co. (SE:3050) was down 1.35% or 1.00 points to 73.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 152 to 13 and 3 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.45% or 0.22 to $49.55 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.46% or 0.23 to hit $50.13 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.15% or 1.85 to trade at $1214.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.14% to 4.1825, while USD/SAR fell 0.05% to 3.7483.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.14% at 95.59.