Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.90%

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At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.90%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Lazurde for Jewelry Co (TADAWUL:4011), which rose 9.97% or 1.48 points to trade at 16.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Seera Group Holding (TADAWUL:1810) added 7.11% or 1.28 points to end at 19.28 and Alamar Foods CJSC (TADAWUL:6014) was up 6.67% or 8.20 points to 131.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Al-Rajhi Cooperative Insurance (TADAWUL:8230), which fell 4.55% or 4.80 points to trade at 100.80 at the close. The National Co for Glass Industrie (TADAWUL:2150) declined 1.91% or 0.80 points to end at 41.10 and Saudi Industrial Investment Group (TADAWUL:2250) was down 1.76% or 0.42 points to 23.46.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 199 to 39 and 11 ended unchanged.

Shares in Alamar Foods CJSC (TADAWUL:6014) rose to all time highs; up 6.67% or 8.20 to 131.20. Shares in Saudi Industrial Investment Group (TADAWUL:2250) fell to 52-week lows; falling 1.76% or 0.42 to 23.46.

Crude oil for October delivery was up 3.06% or 2.56 to $86.10 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in November rose 3.67% or 3.27 to hit $92.42 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 0.43% or 7.40 to trade at $1,727.60 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was up 0.45% to 3.77, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.03% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.70% at 108.94.