Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Transport, Multi Investment and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.87%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300), which rose 10.10% or 0.50 points to trade at 5.45 at the close. Meanwhile, Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:4240) added 9.91% or 4.40 points to end at 48.80 and Saudi Public Transport Co. (SE:4040) was up 9.64% or 1.20 points to 13.65 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Basic Chemical Industries Co (SE:1210), which fell 1.58% or 0.50 points to trade at 31.10 at the close. Bupa Arabia for Coop. Insurance (SE:8210) declined 1.07% or 1.50 points to end at 138.50 and Saudia Dairy and Foodstuff .Co (SE:2270) was down 1.01% or 1.50 points to 147.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 141 to 16 and 12 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for July delivery was up 0.87% or 0.43 to $50.12 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August rose 1.09% or 0.55 to hit $51.10 a barrel, while the August Gold contract fell 0.31% or 3.85 to trade at $1243.55 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.04% to 4.2595, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.13% at 93.91.