Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the , Cement and Financial Services sectors led shares higher.
At the close in Saudi Arabia, the gained 0.05%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Cable Company (), which rose 4.62% or 6.70 points to trade at 151.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Arabian Pipes Company () added 4.51% or 0.33 points to end at 7.65 and Alujain Corporation () was up 4.00% or 1.12 points to 29.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Industrial Development Co. (), which fell 5.04% or 0.77 points to trade at 14.50 at the close. Saleh Abdulaziz Al Rashed And Sons () declined 4.39% or 2.10 points to end at 45.70 and Rasan Information Technology () was down 4.38% or 6.60 points to 144.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 202 to 133 and 23 ended unchanged.
Shares in Arabian Pipes Company (TADAWUL:2200) rose to 52-week highs; rising 4.51% or 0.33 to 7.65.
Crude oil for July delivery was down 1.02% or 0.94 to $91.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in August fell 0.93% or 0.88 to hit $94.10 a barrel, while the August Gold Futures contract rose 1.07% or 48.42 to trade at $4,554.72 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.21% to 4.37, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.11% at 99.04.
