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At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.40% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co (SE:1111), which rose 7.76% or 13.40 points to trade at 186.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Jabal Omar Development Company (SE:4250) added 7.16% or 1.80 points to end at 26.95 and Yamamah Saudi Cement Co. (SE:3020) was up 6.83% or 1.95 points to 30.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Riyad REIT (SE:4330), which fell 4.59% or 0.52 points to trade at 10.82 at the close. CHUBB Arabia Cooperative Insurance (SE:8240) declined 3.18% or 1.05 points to end at 32.00 and Zamil Industrial Investment Co (SE:2240) was down 2.82% or 0.75 points to 25.80.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 141 to 82 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co (SE:1111) rose to all time highs; rising 7.76% or 13.40 to 186.00.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 0.21% or 0.24 to $112.58 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to hit $117.37 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract fell 0.23% or 4.45 to trade at $1,957.75 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.11% to 4.12, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.04% at 98.84.
