Saudi Arabia stocks higher at close of trade; Tadawul All Share up 1.35%

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At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 1.35%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Dallah Healthcare Holding Company (TADAWUL:4004), which rose 9.87% or 15.60 points to trade at 173.60 at the close. Meanwhile, National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (TADAWUL:4291) added 8.15% or 5.20 points to end at 69.00 and Amlak Intl for Real Estate Finance (TADAWUL:1182) was up 8.11% or 1.20 points to 16.00 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Tourism Enterprise Co. (TADAWUL:4170), which fell 9.92% or 3.15 points to trade at 28.60 at the close. Jadwa REIT Saudi Fund (TADAWUL:4342) declined 4.87% or 0.62 points to end at 12.12 and Riyad REIT (TADAWUL:4330) was down 2.73% or 0.28 points to 9.96.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 161 to 73 and 18 ended unchanged.

Shares in Dallah Healthcare Holding Company (TADAWUL:4004) rose to all time highs; up 9.87% or 15.60 to 173.60. Shares in National Company for Learning and Education SJSC (TADAWUL:4291) rose to 52-week highs; rising 8.15% or 5.20 to 69.00.

Crude oil for January delivery was up 3.77% or 2.95 to $81.15 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in February rose 3.47% or 2.92 to hit $87.17 a barrel, while the February Gold Futures contract rose 1.32% or 23.15 to trade at $1,771.55 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was up 0.55% to 3.90, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.01% to 3.76.

The US Dollar Index Futures was down 0.36% at 106.39.