Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the rose 0.28%.
The best performers of the session on the were BURUJ COOPERATIVE INSURANCE CO (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.96% or 1.82 points to trade at 20.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Arriyadh Development Co. (TADAWUL:) added 9.34% or 2.95 points to end at 34.55 and Wataniya Insurance Company (TADAWUL:) was up 8.00% or 1.72 points to 23.22 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 4.00% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.48 at the close. Saudi Cable Company (TADAWUL:) declined 2.94% or 3.00 points to end at 99.20 and Almarai Company (TADAWUL:) was down 2.46% or 1.40 points to 55.50.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 182 to 121 and 28 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arriyadh Development Co. (TADAWUL:) rose to 5-year highs; up 9.34% or 2.95 to 34.55.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.92% or 0.64 to $70.26 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $73.79 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract fell 0.66% or 17.40 to trade at $2,636.50 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.26% to 3.91, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.09% at 107.79.