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At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share added 0.67%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Al-Jouf Agriculture Development Co (SE:6070), which rose 9.92% or 7.10 points to trade at 78.70 at the close. Meanwhile, Tabuk Agriculture Development Co (SE:6040) added 8.80% or 3.15 points to end at 38.95 and United Electronics Company (SE:4003) was up 5.56% or 7.60 points to 144.20 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Steel Pipe Company (SE:1320), which fell 1.45% or 0.45 points to trade at 30.55 at the close. Al Hokair Group (SE:1820) declined 1.31% or 0.32 points to end at 24.14 and Eastern Province Cement Co. (SE:3080) was down 1.16% or 0.60 points to 51.30.
Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 149 to 46 and 13 ended unchanged.
Shares in United Electronics Company (SE:4003) rose to all time highs; gaining 5.56% or 7.60 to 144.20.
Crude oil for October delivery was down 0.39% or 0.27 to $68.47 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November fell 0.24% or 0.17 to hit $71.53 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract fell 0.19% or 3.50 to trade at $1816.00 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was up 0.02% to 4.4223, while USD/SAR fell 0.00% to 3.7506.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.05% at 92.737.
