Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks closed higher on Tuesday; the gains of the sectors, and drove the indices higher.
At the close of Saudi Arabia, the gained 0.95%.
The best performer of the session was Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), up 9.09%, or 0.03 points, to close at 0.36. It was followed by Fawaz Abdulaziz AlHokair Company (TADAWUL:), which gained 7.19% or 0.71 points to close at 10.58, and Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (TADAWUL:), which rose 5.82%, 0.80 points, until ending the session at 14.54.
At the bottom of the index was Saudi Fisheries Co. (TADAWUL:), which fell 4.19%, or 1.20 points, to close at 27.45. First milling Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) fell 3.72% or 2.60 points to close at 67.30, and Salama Cooperative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:), which was down 3.70% or 0.92 points to 23.94.
Falling stocks outnumbered rising ones on the Saudi Stock Exchange by 151 to 137, with 22 ending unchanged.
Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) shares rose to 5-year highs; up to 9.09% or 0.03 to 0.36.
Crude oil for delivery in November fell 1.88% or 1.45 to $75.69 a barrel. Regarding other commodities, Brent oil futures for delivery in December fell 1.82% or 1.47 to settle at $79.46 a barrel, while Gold futures for delivery in December fell 0 .00%, 0.10, to $2,665.90 per troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.01% at 4.12, while USD/SAR was unchanged 0.03% at 3.75.
US Dollar Index futures were down 0.04% at 102.25.
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