Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the added 0.65%.
The best performers of the session on the were Riyadh Cables Group Company CJSC (TADAWUL:), which rose 8.03% or 10.60 points to trade at 142.60 at the close. Meanwhile, Electrical Industries Co (TADAWUL:) added 6.20% or 0.46 points to end at 7.88 and National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (TADAWUL:) was up 6.00% or 13.40 points to 236.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Real Estate Co. (TADAWUL:), which fell 1.76% or 0.45 points to trade at 25.05 at the close. Sahara International Petrochemical Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) declined 1.53% or 0.38 points to end at 24.42 and Tamkeen Human Resources Co (TADAWUL:) was down 1.41% or 1.00 points to 70.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 221 to 88 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Riyadh Cables Group Company CJSC (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; rising 8.03% or 10.60 to 142.60. Shares in National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; rising 6.00% or 13.40 to 236.80.
Crude oil for January delivery was up 1.67% or 1.14 to $69.24 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 1.55% or 1.11 to hit $72.94 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.19% or 5.11 to trade at $2,663.61 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.17% to 3.95, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.15% at 106.26.
