Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Insurance, Media & Publishing and Cement sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 2.82%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (SE:4291), which rose 10.00% or 3.30 points to trade at 36.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Allianz Saudi Fransi Cooperative Insurance Company (SE:8040) added 9.96% or 2.40 points to end at 26.50 and The Company for Coop. Insurance (SE:8010) was up 9.85% or 6.40 points to 71.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Abdullah A. M. Al-Khodari Sons Co (SE:1330), which unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to trade at 5.39 at the close. National Agriculture Marketing Co. (SE:4160) unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 points to end at 17.20 and Saudi Indian Company Insurance (SE:8110) was 0.00% or 0.00 points to 9.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 195 to 1 and 2 ended unchanged.
Shares in National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (SE:4291) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.00% or 3.30 to 36.30.
Crude oil for April delivery was up 1.95% or 0.91 to $47.66 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 1.81% or 0.94 to hit $52.84 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.61% or 9.75 to trade at $1604.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.09% to 4.1719, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7521.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.18% at 97.495.