Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were higher at the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Media & Publishing, Real Estate Development and Energy & Utilities sectors propelled shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 1.11% 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 9.96% or 1.60 points to trade at 17.66 at the close. Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8180) added 9.96% or 2.06 points to end at 22.74 and Miahona Holding SCJSC (TADAWUL:2084) was up 7.70% or 2.75 points to 38.45 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. East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry (TADAWUL:1321) declined 2.79% or 4.60 points to end at 160.40 and Alkhaleej Training & Education Co (TADAWUL:4290) shed 1.94% or 0.60 points to 30.25.
Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 175 to 104 and 35 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.
In commodities trading, Crude oil for September delivery was down 1.82% or 1.47 to $79.37 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in September fell 1.66% or 1.41 to hit $83.44 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 0.37% or 8.95 to trade at $2,437.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.16% to 4.08, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.26% at 104.16.