Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Retail, Insurance and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.64%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Indian Company Insurance (SE:8110), which rose 8.94% or 1.60 points to trade at 19.50 at the close. Meanwhile, Filing & Packing Materials Co. (SE:2180) added 8.83% or 3.10 points to end at 38.20 and Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) was up 8.81% or 4.00 points to 49.40 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (SE:2160), which fell 1.20% or 0.10 points to trade at 8.25 at the close. Saudi Research and Marketing Group (SE:4210) declined 1.07% or 0.50 points to end at 46.40 and Arriyadh Development Co. (SE:4150) was down 1.07% or 0.20 points to 18.45.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 132 to 17 and 19 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.88% or 0.43 to $49.05 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July rose 1.15% or 0.56 to hit $49.17 a barrel, while the June Gold contract fell 0.61% or 7.45 to trade at $1221.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.05% to 4.1801, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.03% at 95.56.