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

Saudi Arabia’s close was marked by a gain of 1.14%. This new one-month high is now possible.

The best performers of the session on the were Rabigh Refining & Petrochemical Co (SE:), which rose 9.98% or 2.12 points to trade at 23.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Abdullah Saad Mohammed Abo Moati Stationeries Co. (SE:), added 9.93%, or 4.05 points, to reach 44.85 Raydan Co In late trade, the SE: was up 8.833% (or 1.78 points) to 21.94

Al Sagr Co-operative Insurance Co. (SE:) was the worst performer of the session, falling 3.06% or 0.56 point to close at 17.72. To close at 168.00, Saudia Dairy Foodstuff.Co. (SE:), the session lost 1.64%. Arabian Contracting Services CJSC (SE) was at 99.50 with a drop of 1.09%.

Stocks that are rising outnumbered those in decline on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange were 186 to 28, and 9 was unchanged at the end.

The February delivery of crude oil fell 0.7% or 0.57 to $78.89 per barrel. Brent oil fell 0.21 percent to $81.78 per barrel in commodities trading. The February Gold Futures contract traded at $1796.25 an ounce.

EUR/SAR increased 0.60%, to 4.2642, and USD/SAR declined 0.03%, to 3.7536.

US Dollar Index Futures were down 0.6% at 95.735