Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Insurance, Hotels & Tourism and Real Estate Development sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 1.28%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Anb Insurance (SE:8011), which rose 9.40% or 1.65 points to trade at 19.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Marke (SE:4006) added 7.42% or 2.10 points to end at 30.40 and Wataniya Insurance Company (SE:8300) was up 6.87% or 1.45 points to 22.55 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Abdullah Al Othaim Markets Company (SE:4001), which fell 2.88% or 2.50 points to trade at 84.25 at the close. Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (SE:7040) declined 1.39% or 0.050 points to end at 3.550 and Basic Chemical Industries Co (SE:1210) was down 1.23% or 0.40 points to 32.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 153 to 9 and 7 ended unchanged.
Shares in Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (SE:7040) fell to all time lows; falling 1.39% or 0.050 to 3.550.
Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.46% or 1.06 to $44.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.60% or 1.18 to hit $46.63 a barrel, while the December Gold contract rose 0.85% or 11.15 to trade at $1328.25 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.36% to 4.1848, while USD/SAR fell 0.01% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.22% at 95.87.