Investing.com – Saudi Arabia shares were higher after Sunday’s close as gains in the , and sectors pushed stocks higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, interest rates rose 0.41%.
The best performers of the session on the exchange were Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:), which rose 9.88% or 5.60 points to trade at 62.30 at the close. Meanwhile, Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:) added 6.25% or 0.01 points to end at 0.17 and The Company ahead of Coop. Insurance (TADAWUL:) rose 4.90% or 7.00 points to 150.00 in late trading.
The worst performers of the session were Jammoom pharmaceutical factory Company SJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 4.55% or 9.20 points to trade at 193.00 at the close. Arabian Shield Coop Insurance Co (TADAWUL:) fell 3.74% or 0.76 points to end at 19.56 and Rasan Information Technology (TADAWUL:) fell 3.13% or 2.00 points to 61.80.
Rising stocks outpaced falling stocks on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 163 to 122, with 21 ending unchanged.
Shares in Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:) rose to a three-year high; rising by 9.88% or 5.60 to 62.30.
November crude oil deliveries rose 0.10%, or 0.07, to $70.33 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for December delivery fell 0.21% or 0.16 to $73.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.24% or 32.50 to be traded at $2,647.10 per troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.01% at 4.19, while USD/SAR was unchanged 0.00% at 3.75.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.10% to 100.42.
