Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Real Estate Development and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were National Medical Care Company (TADAWUL:4005), which rose 5.70% or 5.30 points to trade at 98.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8050) added 5.19% or 0.86 points to end at 17.44 and Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (TADAWUL:4240) was up 4.13% or 0.68 points to 17.16 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Retal Urban Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4322), which fell 4.61% or 0.58 points to trade at 12.00 at the close. Amlak Intl for Real Estate Finance (TADAWUL:1182) declined 4.51% or 0.74 points to end at 15.66 and Americana Restaurants (TADAWUL:6015) was down 3.07% or 0.12 points to 3.79.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 187 to 77 and 14 ended unchanged.
Shares in National Medical Care Company (TADAWUL:4005) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 5.70% or 5.30 to 98.30.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.85% or 0.58 to $68.02 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.39% or 0.28 to hit $72.05 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.77% or 15.75 to trade at $2,052.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.41% to 4.13, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.19% at 101.31.