Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Real Estate Development, Insurance and Petrochemicals sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Arabian Shield Coop Insurance Co (SE:8070), which rose 9.64% or 1.90 points to trade at 21.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Solidarity Saudi Takaful Co (SE:8290) added 8.46% or 0.55 points to end at 7.05 and Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (SE:8180) was up 5.79% or 1.80 points to 32.90 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were National Agriculture Development Co (SE:6010), which fell 6.19% or 1.30 points to trade at 19.70 at the close. Umm Al-Qura (SE:3005) declined 4.04% or 0.60 points to end at 14.25 and Alkhaleej Training & Education Co (SE:4290) was down 3.86% or 0.55 points to 13.70.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 109 to 47 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Umm Al-Qura (SE:3005) fell to 52-week lows; falling 4.04% or 0.60 to 14.25.
Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.20% or 0.10 to $50.28 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 0.19% or 0.10 to hit $51.91 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.45% or 5.65 to trade at $1259.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.21% to 4.1374, while USD/SAR rose 0.02% to 3.7515.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.26% at 97.74.