Saudi Arabia shares higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.41%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia equities were higher at the close on Sunday, as gains in the Energy&Utilities, Insurance and Industrial Investment sectors propelled shares higher.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.41%.

The biggest gainers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Red Sea Housing Services Company (TADAWUL:4230), which rose 9.88% or 5.60 points to trade at 62.30 at the close. Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130) added 6.25% or 0.01 points to end at 0.17 and The Company for Coop. Insurance (TADAWUL:8010) was up 4.90% or 7.00 points to 150.00 in late trade.

Biggest losers included Jamjoom Pharmaceuticals Factory Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4015), which lost 4.55% or 9.20 points to trade at 193.00 in late trade. Arabian Shield Coop Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8070) declined 3.74% or 0.76 points to end at 19.56 and Rasan Information Technology (TADAWUL:8313) shed 3.13% or 2.00 points to 61.80.

Advancing stocks outnumbered falling ones by 163 to 122 and 21 ended unchanged on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange.

In commodities trading, Crude oil for November delivery was up 0.10% or 0.07 to $70.33 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent oil for delivery in December fell 0.21% or 0.16 to hit $73.69 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.24% or 32.50 to trade at $2,647.10 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.01% to 4.19, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.10% at 100.42.