Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Petrochemicals, Telecoms & IT and Hotels & Tourism sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 3.99% to hit a new 1-month high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Industrial Investment Group (SE:2250), which rose 9.89% or 2.43 points to trade at 27.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Trade Union Cooperative Insurance (SE:8170) added 9.87% or 3.53 points to end at 39.30 and Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SE:2010) was up 9.81% or 8.55 points to 95.75 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Alamiya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8280), which fell 2.03% or 1.57 points to trade at 75.75 at the close. Saudi Indian Company Insurance (SE:8110) declined 1.27% or 0.27 points to end at 21.00 and Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8020) was down 1.11% or 0.33 points to 29.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 155 to 7.
Crude oil for May delivery was down 1.27% or 0.72 to $55.99 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June fell 0.42% or 0.27 to hit $63.71 a barrel, while the June Gold contract rose 0.48% or 5.80 to trade at $1203.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.43% to 4.0528, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7504.
The US Dollar Index was down 0.27% at 97.62.