Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Hotels & Tourism, Industrial Investment and Petrochemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.18% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi vitrified clay pipes co. (SE:2360), which rose 9.99% or 5.24 points to trade at 57.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Al-Tayyar Travel Group Holding Co. (SE:1810) added 5.38% or 1.41 points to end at 27.60 and National Medical Care Company (SE:4005) was up 5.07% or 2.15 points to 44.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Ceramic Co. (SE:2040), which fell 2.53% or 0.71 points to trade at 27.40 at the close. Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (SE:7040) declined 2.48% or 0.190 points to end at 7.460 and Yanbu Cement Co. (SE:3060) was down 1.79% or 0.57 points to 31.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 90 to 84 and 10 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.42% or 0.24 to $57.80 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.22% or 0.14 to hit $63.94 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.34% or 4.30 to trade at $1268.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.03% to 4.4413, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7500.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.02% at 93.03.