Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were higher at the close on Thursday, as gains in the Agriculture & Food, Financial Services and Building & Construction sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.25% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Manpower Solutions Co (TADAWUL:1834), which rose 6.33% or 0.56 points to trade at 9.41 at the close. Saudi Public Transport Co. (TADAWUL:4040) added 5.83% or 1.04 points to end at 18.88 and Tourism Enterprise Co. (TADAWUL:4170) was up 5.06% or 0.04 points to 0.83 in late trade.
Biggest losers included Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130), which lost 7.69% or 0.01 points to trade at 0.12 in late trade. Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8180) declined 6.19% or 1.54 points to end at 23.34 and Leejam Sports Company SJSC (TADAWUL:1830) shed 3.12% or 7.40 points to 230.00.
Declining stocks outnumbered rising ones by 147 to 140 and 23 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 0.42% or 0.34 to $81.10 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 0.40% or 0.34 to hit $84.74 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.29% or 7.15 to trade at $2,467.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.07% to 4.10, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.12% at 103.57.