Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were higher at the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Media & Publishing and Agriculture & Food sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.64% to hit a new 1-month high.
The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were AYYAN Investment Co SJSC (TADAWUL:2140), which rose 9.97% or 1.76 points to trade at 19.42 at the close. Miahona Holding SCJSC (TADAWUL:2084) added 9.88% or 3.80 points to end at 42.25 and Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8180) was up 9.41% or 2.14 points to 24.88 in late trade.
Biggest losers included The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8030), which lost 2.46% or 0.80 points to trade at 31.70 in late trade. Baazeem Trading Co (TADAWUL:4051) declined 1.53% or 1.00 points to end at 64.30 and Arabian Pipes Company (TADAWUL:2200) shed 1.20% or 1.60 points to 131.40.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 194 to 96 and 24 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was up 0.84% or 0.67 to $80.38 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September rose 0.64% or 0.54 to hit $84.27 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.45% or 11.10 to trade at $2,478.90 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.39% to 4.10, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.52% at 103.42.