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At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share fell 0.27%.
The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Alinma Tokio Marine Co (SE:8312), which rose 9.82% or 2.41 points to trade at 26.95 at the close. Meanwhile, SABB Takaful (SE:8080) added 4.79% or 1.50 points to end at 32.80 and Basic Chemical Industries Co (SE:1210) was up 4.43% or 1.70 points to 40.10 in late trade.
The worst performers of the session were Saudi Arabian Amiantit Co. (SE:2160), which fell 4.38% or 1.25 points to trade at 27.30 at the close. Riyad Bank (SE:1010) declined 4.17% or 0.94 points to end at 21.60 and Mefic REIT (SE:4346) was down 3.77% or 0.30 points to 7.65.
Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 128 to 65 and 12 ended unchanged.
Shares in SABB Takaful (SE:8080) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 4.79% or 1.50 to 32.80.
Crude oil for May delivery was up 3.45% or 1.99 to $59.75 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May rose 3.32% or 2.02 to hit $62.81 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.17% or 3.00 to trade at $1728.10 a troy ounce.
EUR/SAR was down 0.19% to 4.4346, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.7502.
The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.20% at 92.532.
