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At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.43%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were United Cooperative Assurance Co (TADAWUL:8190), which rose 10.00% or 0.90 points to trade at 9.90 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8311) added 9.97% or 1.14 points to end at 12.58 and Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co (TADAWUL:8180) was up 9.96% or 1.46 points to 16.12 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (TADAWUL:4070), which fell 9.96% or 2.08 points to trade at 18.80 at the close. Mobile Telecommunications Company (TADAWUL:7030) declined 9.93% or 1.60 points to end at 14.52 and Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (TADAWUL:2160) was down 7.89% or 3.60 points to 42.00.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 167 to 96 and 14 ended unchanged.
Crude oil for June delivery was down 1.28% or 0.94 to $72.22 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in July fell 1.27% or 0.98 to hit $76.03 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.11% or 2.25 to trade at $2,035.45 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.44% to 4.11, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.35% at 101.51.
