Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Monday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the added 0.29%.
The best performers of the session on the were Almajed 4 Oud Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), which rose 5.61% or 8.40 points to trade at 158.00 at the close. Meanwhile, SAL Saudi Logistics Services Co CJSC (TADAWUL:) added 5.42% or 14.20 points to end at 276.00 and Riyadh Cables Group Company CJSC (TADAWUL:) was up 5.17% or 7.80 points to 158.80 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were United International Holding (TADAWUL:), which fell 2.45% or 4.60 points to trade at 183.40 at the close. Nayifat Finance Co (TADAWUL:) declined 2.43% or 0.36 points to end at 14.44 and Zamil Industrial Investment Co (TADAWUL:) was down 2.43% or 0.90 points to 36.15.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 173 to 138 and 26 ended unchanged.
Shares in Riyadh Cables Group Company CJSC (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; rising 5.17% or 7.80 to 158.80.
Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.68% or 0.50 to $74.46 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 0.60% or 0.46 to hit $76.97 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 2.91 to trade at $2,657.61 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.96% to 3.91, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.88% at 107.85.
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