Investing.com – Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Thursday, as gains in the Media & Publishing , Transport and Agriculture & Food sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share rose 0.18%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Rasan Information Technology (TADAWUL: 8313 ), which rose 9.87% or 7.10 points to trade at 79.00 at the close. Meanwhile, Saudi Chemical Company (TADAWUL: 2230 ) added 5.89% or 0.47 points to end at 8.45 and Saudi Research and Marketing Group (TADAWUL: 4210 ) was up 5.66% or 9.40 points to 175.60 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Nice One Beauty Digital Marketing (TADAWUL: 4193 ), which fell 4.99% or 2.15 points to trade at 40.90 at the close. The National Shipping Co. (TADAWUL: 4030 ) declined 4.29% or 1.30 points to end at 29.00 and Al Andalus Property Co SJSC (TADAWUL: 4320 ) was down 3.55% or 0.88 points to 23.90.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 195 to 124 and 24 ended unchanged.

Shares in Nice One Beauty Digital Marketing (TADAWUL: 4193 ) fell to all time lows; losing 4.99% or 2.15 to 40.90.

Crude oil for April delivery was down 0.41% or 0.28 to $67.40 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in May fell 0.37% or 0.26 to hit $70.69 a barrel, while the April Gold Futures contract rose 0.28% or 8.19 to trade at $2,954.99 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.42% to 4.07, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.00% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 103.93.