Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 0.32%

Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Sunday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the added 0.32%.

The best performers of the session on the were Saudi Steel Pipe Company (TADAWUL:), which rose 10.00% or 6.10 points to trade at 67.10 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Chemical Company (TADAWUL:) added 9.94% or 0.54 points to end at 5.97 and East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry (TADAWUL:) was up 9.93% or 13.40 points to 148.40 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Arabian Contracting Services Company CJSC (TADAWUL:), which fell 10.00% or 25.80 points to trade at 232.20 at the close. Saudi Tadawul Group Holding Co (TADAWUL:) declined 3.91% or 10.00 points to end at 246.00 and Saudi Research and Marketing Group (TADAWUL:) was down 2.78% or 7.20 points to 251.60.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 173 to 106 and 22 ended unchanged.

Shares in Saudi Steel Pipe Company (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; gaining 10.00% or 6.10 to 67.10. Shares in Saudi Chemical Company (TADAWUL:) rose to 5-year highs; gaining 9.94% or 0.54 to 5.97. Shares in East Pipes Integrated Company for Industry (TADAWUL:) rose to all time highs; gaining 9.93% or 13.40 to 148.40.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 1.37% or 1.08 to $77.85 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 1.10% or 0.91 to hit $82.05 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.97% or 21.00 to trade at $2,186.20 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was unchanged 0.09% to 4.10, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.06% at 102.33.