Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Building & Construction, Financial Services and Real Estate Development sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.02%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Alawwal Bank (SE:1040), which rose 8.57% or 0.90 points to trade at 11.40 at the close. Meanwhile, United Electronics Company (SE:4003) added 6.76% or 2.40 points to end at 37.90 and Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300) was up 5.60% or 0.35 points to 6.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yanbu National Petrochemical Co (SE:2290), which fell 4.29% or 2.50 points to trade at 55.75 at the close. Saudi Int Petrochemical Co (SE:2310) declined 3.68% or 0.65 points to end at 17.00 and Hail Cement Company (SE:3001) was down 2.69% or 0.30 points to 10.85.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 75 to 72 and 30 ended unchanged.
Shares in United Electronics Company (SE:4003) rose to 52-week highs; up 6.76% or 2.40 to 37.90.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 0.81% or 0.40 to $49.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 0.86% or 0.45 to hit $52.12 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract fell 0.21% or 2.63 to trade at $1264.57 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.44% to 4.0811, while USD/SAR rose 0.03% to 3.7508.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.31% at 99.03.