Investing.com – The Saudi Arabia stock market closed higher this Sunday; the gains of the sectors, and drove the indices higher.
At the close of Saudi Arabia, the advance of 0.20%.
The best value of the session was Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), up 10.00%, or 0.03 points, to close at 0.33. Followed by MBC Group CJSC (TADAWUL:), which gained 5.31% or 2.90 points to close at 57.50, and Saudi Chemical Company (TADAWUL:), which gained 4.90% or 0.48 points, until ending the session at 10.28.
The worst results of the session were Dr. Soliman Abdel Kader Fakeeh (TADAWUL:), which fell 3.81%, or 2.70 points, to close at 68.20. National Learning and Education Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) fell 3.67%, 8.80 points, to close at 230.80 and Server (TADAWUL:) fell 2.92%, or 1.45 points, to 48.15.
Advancing stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Stock Exchange by 217 to 97 and 23 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for January delivery fell 1.61% or 1.10 to $67.20 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities, Brent oil futures for February delivery fell 1.35% or 0.97 to hit $71.12 a barrel, while Gold futures for February delivery rose 0. 42%, 11.20, to $2,659.60 per troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.25% to 3.97, while USD/SAR was unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.
US dollar index futures rose 0.32% to 106.04.
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