Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.20%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Agriculture & Food and Media & Publishing sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.20%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130), which rose 10.00% or 0.03 points to trade at 0.33 at the close. Meanwhile, MBC Group CJSC (TADAWUL:4072) added 5.31% or 2.90 points to end at 57.50 and Saudi Chemical Company (TADAWUL:2230) was up 4.90% or 0.48 points to 10.28 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Dr Soliman Abdel Kader Fakeeh (TADAWUL:4017), which fell 3.81% or 2.70 points to trade at 68.20 at the close. National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (TADAWUL:4291) declined 3.67% or 8.80 points to end at 230.80 and Bawan (TADAWUL:1302) was down 2.92% or 1.45 points to 48.15.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 217 to 97 and 23 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for January delivery was down 1.61% or 1.10 to $67.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February fell 1.35% or 0.97 to hit $71.12 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.42% or 11.20 to trade at $2,659.60 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.25% to 3.97, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.32% at 106.04.