Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Petrochemicals, Cement and Financial Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.13%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380), which rose 5.55% or 0.98 points to trade at 18.64 at the close. Etihad Atheeb Telecommunication (SE:7040) added 3.91% or 0.260 points to end at 6.910 and Anaam International Holding Group (SE:4061) was up 3.50% or 0.51 points to 15.08 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Dar Alarkan Real Estate Development (SE:4300), which lost 3.67% or 0.38 points to trade at 9.97 in late trade. Northern Region Cement Co (SE:3004) declined 3.16% or 0.33 points to end at 10.12 and Al Hokair Group (SE:1820) shed 2.40% or 0.58 points to 23.60.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 89 to 85 and 7 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.95% or 0.60 to $63.56 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.64% or 0.44 to hit $69.26 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.69% or 9.10 to trade at $1322.80 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.46% to 4.4976, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7510.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.43% at 91.83.