Investing.com – Saudi Arabia shares were higher after Thursday’s close as gains in the , and sectors sent shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the price rose 0.44%.
The best performers of the session on the stock market were Zamil Industrial Investment Co (TADAWUL:), which rose 8.70% or 2.35 points to trade at 29.35 at the close. In the meantime, Dr. Soliman Abdel Kader Fakeeh (TADAWUL:) added 5.66% or 3.40 points to end at 63.50 and Al Sorayai Trading&Industrial Group (TADAWUL:) rose 3.70% or 3.30 points to 92.40 in late trading .
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Cable Company (TADAWUL:), which fell 6.93% or 6.30 points to trade at 84.60 at the close. Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:) fell by 4.25% or 0.58 points to end at 13.08 and Saudi Automotive Services Co. (TADAWUL:) fell 4.23% or 3.00 points to 68.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered falling stocks on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 177 to 122, with 30 ending unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:) fell to a 52-week low; lost 4.25% or 0.58 to 13.08.
January crude oil deliveries rose 0.51%, or 0.35, to $69.07 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent crude for February delivery rose 0.61% or 0.44 to $72.74 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.18% or 4.89 to $2,669. 69 per troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.12% to 3.96, while USD/SAR was unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.
US Dollar Index Futures rose 0.17% to 106.23.
