Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.92%

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At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.92%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were SABIC AgriNutrients Co (TADAWUL:2020), which rose 6.18% or 8.40 points to trade at 144.40 at the close. Meanwhile, Bindawood Holding Co (TADAWUL:4161) added 5.23% or 2.35 points to end at 47.30 and Al Moammar Information Systems Co CJSC (TADAWUL:7200) was up 4.62% or 4.20 points to 95.20 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tourism Enterprise Co. (TADAWUL:4170), which fell 9.97% or 1.78 points to trade at 16.08 at the close. Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (TADAWUL:4070) declined 3.70% or 2.50 points to end at 65.00 and Arab National Bank (TADAWUL:1080) was down 3.26% or 1.05 points to 31.20.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 155 to 86 and 14 ended unchanged.

Shares in Tourism Enterprise Co. (TADAWUL:4170) fell to 52-week lows; down 9.97% or 1.78 to 16.08. Shares in Tihama Advertising&Public Relations (TADAWUL:4070) fell to 52-week lows; down 3.70% or 2.50 to 65.00.

Crude oil for February delivery was up 0.61% or 0.46 to $75.84 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 0.34% or 0.27 to hit $80.07 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 0.92% or 16.45 to trade at $1,814.15 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.03% to 3.99, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.42% at 103.90.