Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Cement and Financial Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.07%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130), which rose 8.33% or 0.02 points to trade at 0.26 at the close. Zamil Industrial Investment Co (TADAWUL:2240) added 6.39% or 1.75 points to end at 29.15 and Saudi Arabian Mining Company (TADAWUL:1211) was up 3.10% or 1.70 points to 56.50 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Leejam Sports Company SJSC (TADAWUL:1830), which lost 6.31% or 13.00 points to trade at 193.00 in late trade. Riyadh Cement Co (TADAWUL:3092) declined 4.10% or 1.20 points to end at 28.10 and Arabian Mills for Food Products (TADAWUL:2285) shed 3.49% or 2.10 points to 58.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 222 to 74 and 22 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.19% or 0.80 to $68.18 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.04% or 0.74 to hit $71.74 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.33% or 9.10 to trade at $2,765.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.24% to 4.05, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.29% at 104.48.