© Reuters. Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.30%
Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the gained 0.30% to hit a new 52-week high.
The best performers of the session on the were National Metal Manufacturing Co. (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.97% or 1.80 points to trade at 19.86 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Arabian Mining Company (TADAWUL:) added 9.97% or 4.40 points to end at 48.55 and Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (TADAWUL:) was up 9.85% or 5.40 points to 60.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (TADAWUL:), which fell 4.34% or 2.80 points to trade at 61.70 at the close. East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry (TADAWUL:) declined 1.69% or 1.40 points to end at 81.50 and City Cement Co (TADAWUL:) was down 1.43% or 0.30 points to 20.74.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 201 to 75 and 25 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (TADAWUL:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 9.85% or 5.40 to 60.20.
Crude oil for February delivery was down 0.61% or 0.44 to $71.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March fell 0.10% or 0.08 to hit $77.07 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.56% or 11.70 to trade at $2,071.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.25% to 4.14, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.15% at 101.06.