Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the Media & Publishing, Cement and Retail sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 1.98%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Alinma Tokio Marine Co (SE:8312), which rose 10.12% or 1.65 points to trade at 17.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Middle East Specialized Cables Co (SE:2370) added 9.93% or 0.70 points to end at 7.75 and Qassim Agriculture Co. (SE:6020) was up 9.84% or 0.95 points to 10.60 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Yanbu National Petrochemical Co (SE:2290), which fell 7.23% or 2.40 points to trade at 30.80 at the close. Savola Group (SE:2050) declined 3.65% or 1.50 points to end at 39.60 and Almarai Company (SE:2280) was down 2.23% or 1.50 points to 65.75.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 145 to 22.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 1.61% or 0.54 to $33.76 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in April rose 3.19% or 1.11 to hit $35.91 a barrel, while the February Gold contract rose 0.18% or 2.00 to trade at $1117.60 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.95% to 4.0640, while USD/SAR rose 0.05% to 3.7522.
The US Dollar Index was up 0.99% at 99.60.