Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.72% By Investing.com

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 0.72%.

The best performers of the session on the were Middle East Healthcare Co CJSC (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.93% or 2.70 points to trade at 29.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Aseel Co Ltd (TADAWUL:) added 9.61% or 3.55 points to end at 40.50 and Bawan (TADAWUL:) was up 6.67% or 2.35 points to 37.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (TADAWUL:), which fell 1.61% or 1.60 points to trade at 97.60 at the close. Jadwa REIT Saudi Fund (TADAWUL:) declined 1.51% or 0.20 points to end at 13.06 and Theeb Rent a Car Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) was down 1.38% or 1.00 points to 71.50.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 190 to 51 and 10 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for November delivery was down 1.83% or 1.49 to $79.74 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.86% or 1.62 to hit $85.56 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.02% or 0.30 to trade at $1,668.30 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.17% to 3.68, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.04% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 112.16.