Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.95% By Investing.com

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 0.95%.

The best performers of the session on the were Al-Jouf Agriculture Development Co (SE:), which rose 9.92% or 4.80 points to trade at 53.20 at the close. Meanwhile, Anaam International Holding Group (SE:) added 9.91% or 9.20 points to end at 102.00 and Abdullah Saad Mohammed Abo Moati Stationeries Co (SE:) was up 9.83% or 5.20 points to 58.10 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Allied Cooperative Insurance Group SJSC (SE:), which fell 8.30% or 4.50 points to trade at 49.70 at the close. The Qassim Cement Co (SE:) declined 3.29% or 2.90 points to end at 85.30 and Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (SE:) was down 2.95% or 0.62 points to 20.38.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 131 to 59 and 13 ended unchanged.

Shares in Al-Jouf Agriculture Development Co (SE:) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.92% or 4.80 to 53.20. Shares in Abdullah Saad Mohammed Abo Moati Stationeries Co (SE:) rose to all time highs; up 9.83% or 5.20 to 58.10.

Crude oil for March delivery was down 0.76% or 0.44 to $57.53 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April fell 0.66% or 0.40 to hit $60.30 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.48% or 8.85 to trade at $1843.05 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was up 0.39% to 4.5370, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7511.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.34% at 90.640.