Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were higher at the close on Sunday, as gains in the Telecoms & IT, Agriculture & Food and Retail sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.56% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Telecom (TADAWUL:7010), which rose 9.94% or 3.95 points to trade at 43.70 at the close. Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:8200) added 9.88% or 3.65 points to end at 40.60 and Saudi Automotive Services Co. (TADAWUL:4050) was up 6.48% or 4.80 points to 78.90 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. Raydan Co (TADAWUL:6012) declined 3.59% or 1.05 points to end at 28.20 and Miahona Holding SCJSC (TADAWUL:2084) shed 3.29% or 1.15 points to 33.85.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 181 to 114 and 20 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for October delivery was up 2.67% or 1.95 to $74.96 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 2.33% or 1.80 to hit $78.15 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.27% or 32.00 to trade at $2,548.70 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.77% to 4.20, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.78% at 100.61.