Saudi Arabia stocks were higher after the close on Tuesday, as gains in the Financial Services, Multi Investment and Petrochemicals sectors led shares higher.

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the Tadawul All Share gained 0.33%.

The best performers of the session on the Tadawul All Share were Saudi Fisheries Co. (TADAWUL:6050), which rose 10.00% or 10.20 points to trade at 112.20 at the close. Meanwhile, AlJazira Mawten REIT (TADAWUL:4331) added 9.92% or 1.40 points to end at 15.52 and Alistithmar AREIC Diversified REIT Unit (TADAWUL:4350) was up 9.90% or 0.79 points to 8.77 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were Jahez International Company for Information Systems Technology SCJSC (TADAWUL:6017), which fell 3.33% or 0.95 points to trade at 27.55 at the close. Al Andalus Property Co SJSC (TADAWUL:4320) declined 3.18% or 0.74 points to end at 22.50 and Allied Cooperative Insurance Group SJSC (TADAWUL:8150) was down 3.00% or 0.48 points to 15.52.

Falling stocks outnumbered advancing ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 192 to 127 and 22 ended unchanged.

Crude oil for June delivery was up 1.46% or 0.91 to $63.32 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in June rose 1.24% or 0.82 to hit $67.08 a barrel, while the June Gold Futures contract rose 0.61% or 20.96 to trade at $3,446.26 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was up 0.91% to 4.31, while USD/SAR unchanged 0.03% to 3.75.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.33% at 98.37.