Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Multi Investment, Hotels & Tourism and Insurance sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.35%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Food Products Co. (SE:2100), which rose 10.49% or 2.25 points to trade at 23.70 at the close. Meanwhile, The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:8030) added 7.14% or 1.70 points to end at 25.50 and Al Hokair Group (SE:1820) was up 6.12% or 2.10 points to 36.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Arabian Cement Co (SE:3010), which fell 2.54% or 1.20 points to trade at 46.00 at the close. Zamil Industrial Investment Co (SE:2240) declined 2.14% or 0.60 points to end at 27.50 and Al Hammadi Co (SE:4007) was down 1.30% or 0.50 points to 38.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 124 to 24 and 20 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery was down 0.51% or 0.26 to $50.78 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.15% or 0.08 to hit $53.98 a barrel, while the February Gold contract fell 2.96% or 34.45 to trade at $1129.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 1.14% to 3.9068, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7508.
The US Dollar Index was up 1.02% at 103.07.