Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, as gains in the Energy & Utilities, Building & Construction and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.61% to hit a new 3-months high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Printing & Packaging Company (TADAWUL:4270), which rose 10.00% or 1.32 points to trade at 14.52 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Industrial Development Co. (TADAWUL:2130) added 9.93% or 2.80 points to end at 31.00 and Saudi Fisheries Co. (TADAWUL:6050) was up 9.90% or 2.55 points to 28.30 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were National Medical Care Company (TADAWUL:4005), which fell 2.47% or 5.40 points to trade at 213.60 at the close. Gulf Union Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8120) declined 2.28% or 0.38 points to end at 16.26 and Saudi RE Cooperative Reinsurance (TADAWUL:8200) was down 2.17% or 0.80 points to 36.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 162 to 116 and 27 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for November delivery was down 2.03% or 1.45 to $70.11 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 1.71% or 1.27 to hit $73.20 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.22% or 5.85 to trade at $2,682.85 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.18% to 4.20, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.03% at 100.13.
