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

At the close in Saudi Arabia, the gained 0.57%.

The best performers of the session on the were Jazan Development Co. (SE:), which rose 5.40% or 1.24 points to trade at 24.20 at the close. Meanwhile, The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:) added 4.73% or 0.89 points to end at 19.76 and Alkhaleej Training & Education Co (SE:) was up 3.98% or 0.83 points to 21.70 in late trade.

The worst performers of the session were National Medical Care Company (SE:), which fell 3.90% or 2.60 points to trade at 64.00 at the close. Saudi Industrial Services Co. (SE:) declined 3.18% or 1.05 points to end at 31.95 and Tourism Enterprise Co. (SE:) was down 3.13% or 2.50 points to 77.40.

Rising stocks outnumbered declining ones on the Saudi Arabia Stock Exchange by 144 to 58 and 13 ended unchanged.

Shares in The Mediterranean&Gulf Insurance Co (SE:) rose to 52-week lows; rising 4.73% or 0.89 to 19.76.

Crude oil for December delivery was up 1.61% or 1.30 to $82.16 a barrel. Elsewhere in commodities trading, Brent oil for delivery in January rose 1.77% or 1.45 to hit $83.44 a barrel, while the December Gold Futures contract rose 1.93% or 34.05 to trade at $1797.95 a troy ounce.

EUR/SAR was down 0.51% to 4.3327, while USD/SAR fell 0.02% to 3.7507.

The US Dollar Index Futures was up 0.49% at 94.317.