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 gained 1.24%.
The best performers of the session on the were Kingdom Holding Company (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.95% or 0.81 points to trade at 8.95 at the close. Meanwhile, Miahona Holding SCJSC (TADAWUL:) added 9.93% or 3.60 points to end at 39.85 and Saudi Manpower Solutions Co (TADAWUL:) was up 9.78% or 0.98 points to 11.00 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Almunajem Foods Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 4.66% or 4.80 points to trade at 98.20 at the close. National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (TADAWUL:) declined 3.87% or 7.40 points to end at 183.80 and Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker (TADAWUL:) was down 3.54% or 1.10 points to 30.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 179 to 118 and 21 ended unchanged.
Shares in Kingdom Holding Company (TADAWUL:) rose to 52-week highs; gaining 9.95% or 0.81 to 8.95. Shares in Saudi Manpower Solutions Co (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; up 9.78% or 0.98 to 11.00.
Crude oil for September delivery was down 2.35% or 1.84 to $76.44 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in October fell 2.17% or 1.79 to hit $80.58 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.37% or 32.20 to trade at $2,385.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.11% to 4.07, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 104.07.
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