Shares in Saudi Arabia closed higher at the end of trading on Tuesday, as indices accompanied the upside, and gains were recorded in the sectors of industrial investment, energy, public services, agriculture and food industries.
At the end of trading in Riyadh, the Saudi general index closed up at 0.52%.
Among the leading stocks today in the Saudi General Index, the share of Alujain Company (TADAWUL:2170), which rose 4.38% or 2.40 points, and its price of 57.20 at the close, emerged. On the other hand, Bawan Holdings (TADAWUL:1302) increased by 4.37% or 1.65 points to end at 39.45, while Banque Saudi Fransi (TADAWUL:1050) increased by 4.22% or 2.00 points to 49.40 at the end of the session.
As for the weakest performance at the end of trading today, the share of Saudi Arabian Mining Company (TADAWUL:1211) closed at 3.76% or 2.70 points, and traded at 69.10 levels at the close. Al-Amar Food Co. (TADAWUL:6014) declined by 2.88% or 4.00 points to trade at 134.80, while the share of Abdullah Al-Othaim Markets Company (TADAWUL:4001) closed down by 2.67% or 3.40 points at 123.80.
The number of shares that gained the most exceeded the number of shares that closed lower in the Saudi stock market with 143 compared to 84, while 22 remained unchanged.
Futures contracts for WTI crude oil futures for October delivery fell 0.03% or 0.03 and closed at $87.75 a barrel. As for trading in other commodities, Brent oil contracts for November delivery fell 0.50% or 0.47 and reached a price of $93.53 a barrel, and as for the December contract for gold contracts, it recorded a decrease of 1.42% or 24.65 points, and closed at $1,715.95 an ounce.
The EUR/SAR pair lost 0.81% and traded at 3.77 levels, while the USD/SAR pair remained unchanged towards 0.00% and reached 3.76 levels.
The dollar index contracts traded with an increase of 0.83% at the level of 108.99.
