RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Tuesday, gaining 74.29 points, or 0.70 percent, to close at 10,699.79.

The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR4.03 billion ($1.07 billion), as 161 of the listed stocks advanced, while 87 retreated.

The MSCI Tadawul Index increased, up 7.06 points or 0.51 percent, to close at 1,404.07.

The Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu gained 7.93 points, or 0.03 percent, to close at 23,919.4. This comes as 30 of the listed stocks advanced, while 44 retreated.

The best-performing stock was National Co. for Learning and Education, whose share price surged 8.09 percent to SR155.