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At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.57% to hit a new 5-year high.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al Hokair Group (SE:1820), which rose 6.67% or 1.44 points to trade at 23.04 at the close. Meanwhile, Middle East Specialized Cables Co (SE:2370) added 6.07% or 1.30 points to end at 22.72 and Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380) was up 5.17% or 1.50 points to 30.50 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Batic Investments and Logistics Co (SE:4110), which fell 1.29% or 0.60 points to trade at 45.85 at the close. Tanmiah Food Company SCJSC (SE:2281) declined 1.15% or 1.10 points to end at 94.60 and Yanbu National Petrochemical Co (SE:2290) was down 1.06% or 0.90 points to 84.00.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 157 to 38 and 15 ended unchanged.
Shares in Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:2380) rose to 3-years highs; gaining 5.17% or 1.50 to 30.50.
Crude oil for December delivery was unchanged 0.00% or 0.00 to $81.73 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in December rose 1.00% or 0.84 to hit $84.84 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 1.65% or 29.70 to trade at $1768.20 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.06% to 4.3513, while USD/SAR rose 0.00% to 3.7508.
The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.00% at 93.960.
