Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Building & Construction and Agriculture & Food sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.61% to hit a new 3-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Printing & Packaging Company (TADAWUL:4270), which rose 10.00% or 1.32 points to trade at 14.52 at the close. Saudi Industrial Development Co. (TADAWUL:2130) added 9.93% or 2.80 points to end at 31.00 and Saudi Fisheries Co. (TADAWUL:6050) was up 9.90% or 2.55 points to 28.30 in late trade.
Biggest losers included National Medical Care Company (TADAWUL:4005), which lost 2.47% or 5.40 points to trade at 213.60 in late trade. Gulf Union Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8120) declined 2.28% or 0.38 points to end at 16.26 and Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:8200) shed 2.17% or 0.80 points to 36.00.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 162 to 116 and 27 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.01% or 1.44 to $70.12 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.68% or 1.25 to hit $73.22 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.26% or 7.05 to trade at $2,684.05 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.18% to 4.20, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.04% at 100.12.