Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Media & Publishing, Industrial Investment and Financial Services sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.21%.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (TADAWUL:4070), which rose 9.91% or 1.52 points to trade at 16.86 at the close. Zamil Industrial Investment Co (TADAWUL:2240) added 8.01% or 2.60 points to end at 35.05 and Al Yamamah Steel Industries Co (TADAWUL:1304) was up 5.42% or 1.85 points to 36.00 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Arabian Cement Co (TADAWUL:3010), which lost 5.81% or 1.50 points to trade at 24.30 in late trade. Riyadh Cement Co (TADAWUL:3092) declined 5.45% or 1.75 points to end at 30.35 and Yamamah Saudi Cement Co. (TADAWUL:3020) shed 5.26% or 1.85 points to 33.35.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 174 to 138 and 26 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for February delivery was up 1.52% or 1.09 to $72.81 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in March rose 1.45% or 1.08 to hit $75.72 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.64% or 16.89 to trade at $2,657.89 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.20% to 3.88, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.02% to 3.76.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.28% at 108.60.