Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Industrial Investment, Building & Construction and Agriculture & Food sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.07% to hit a new 3-year high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Abdullah A. M. Al-Khodari Sons Co (SE:1330), which rose 9.97% or 0.57 points to trade at 6.29 at the close. Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (SE:2160) added 9.92% or 0.61 points to end at 6.76 and Saudi Fisheries Co. (SE:6050) was up 4.42% or 2.80 points to 66.10 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Bawan (SE:1302), which lost 3.67% or 0.54 points to trade at 14.16 in late trade. Amana Cooperative Insurance Co (SE:8310) declined 3.66% or 0.56 points to end at 14.72 and Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (SE:8311) shed 3.61% or 0.52 points to 13.88.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 93 to 88 and 7 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.42% or 0.25 to $59.63 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 0.59% or 0.40 to hit $67.94 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.64% or 8.35 to trade at $1309.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.20% to 4.2598, while USD/SAR rose 0.01% to 3.7503.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.22% at 95.768.