Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Agriculture & Food and Building & Construction sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.29% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were BURUJ COOPERATIVE INSURANCE CO (SE:8270), which rose 7.07% or 1.46 points to trade at 22.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8280) added 5.72% or 1.14 points to end at 21.08 and Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) was up 5.33% or 1.14 points to 22.54 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300), which fell 4.29% or 0.52 points to trade at 11.60 at the close. Saudi Ceramic Co. (SE:2040) declined 2.68% or 1.40 points to end at 50.80 and National Industrialization Co (SE:2060) was down 2.41% or 0.58 points to 23.52.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 144 to 85 and 8 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 4.34% or 4.60 to $101.36 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 4.30% or 4.71 to hit $104.78 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 1.53% or 29.60 to trade at $1,910.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 1.28% to 4.17, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.89% at 98.18.