Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.08%

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 0.08%.

The best performers of the session on the were Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:), which rose 10.00% or 1.78 points to trade at 19.58 at the close. Meanwhile, Arabian Contracting Services Company CJSC (TADAWUL:) added 10.00% or 17.00 points to end at 187.00 and Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker (TADAWUL:) was up 5.40% or 1.35 points to 26.35 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 6.67% or 1.40 points to trade at 19.60 at the close. Sadr Logistics Co (TADAWUL:) declined 6.08% or 0.27 points to end at 4.17 and Saudi Pharmaceutical Appliances (TADAWUL:) was down 4.03% or 1.75 points to 41.65.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 154 to 100 and 27 ended unchanged.

Shares in Malath Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:) rose to 52-week highs; rising 10.00% or 1.78 to 19.58. Shares in Arabian Contracting Services Company CJSC (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.00% or 17.00 to 187.00.

Crude oil for August delivery was down 2.22% or 1.60 to $70.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 1.34% or 1.02 to hit $75.07 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract fell 1.34% or 26.40 to trade at $1,944.80 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.06% to 4.09, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.34% at 102.18.