Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the gained 0.32% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the were Nice One Beauty Digital Marketing (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.94% or 5.40 points to trade at 59.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Power and Water Utility Company for Jubail and Yanbu (TADAWUL:) added 5.77% or 3.00 points to end at 55.00 and United Int Transportation Company (TADAWUL:) was up 4.86% or 3.90 points to 84.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Astra Industrial Group (TADAWUL:), which fell 5.46% or 11.00 points to trade at 190.60 at the close. Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:) declined 3.53% or 2.10 points to end at 57.40 and Riyadh Cables Group Company CJSC (TADAWUL:) was down 3.05% or 4.60 points to 146.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 162 to 149 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Nice One Beauty Digital Marketing (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.94% or 5.40 to 59.70.
Crude oil for March delivery was up 0.43% or 0.33 to $76.70 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.20% or 0.16 to hit $80.08 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.94% or 25.11 to trade at $2,707.41 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.09% to 3.86, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.07% at 109.04.
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