Saudi Arabia Stock Market Highlights

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Wednesday, led by gains in the Financial Services, Hotels & Tourism, and Industrial Investment sectors.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.65% to hit a new 1-month high.

Top Performers

• Al Baha Investment and Development Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4130): +10.00% or 0.03 points, trading at 0.33.
• Tourism Enterprise Co. (TADAWUL:4170): +6.32% or 0.06 points, ending at 1.01.
• Saudi Electricity Company (TADAWUL:5110): +6.28% or 1.02 points, trading at 17.26.

Worst Performers

• Almunajem Foods Company SJSC (TADAWUL:4162): -7.81% or 9.00 points, trading at 106.20.
• Wataniya Insurance Company (TADAWUL:8300): -4.33% or 1.04 points, ending at 23.00.
• Saudi Research and Marketing Group (TADAWUL:4210): -3.74% or 10.40 points, trading at 268.00.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 206 to 95, with 20 stocks ending unchanged.

Commodity Prices

• Crude oil (December delivery): -1.99% or 1.43, trading at $70.56 a barrel.
• Brent oil (January): -1.88% or 1.42, at $74.11 a barrel.
• December Gold Futures: -1.57% or 43.30, at $2,706.40 a troy ounce.

Currency Exchange

• EUR/SAR: -2.16% to 4.02.
• USD/SAR: unchanged at 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 1.92% at 105.31.