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Petchems help Saudi end higher

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STOCK WATCH: SABIC ended 0.9 percent higher at 82 riyals per share. (Getty Images)
STOCK WATCH: SABIC ended 0.9 percent higher at 82 riyals per share. (Getty Images)

Saudi Arabia's bourse ended higher as gains in petrochemical stocks including Saudi Basic Industries Corp offset declined in leading financial stocks such as Samba Financial Group and SABB bank.

The TASI all-share index ended 0.12 percent higher at 6,351 points.

SABIC ended 0.9 percent higher at 82 riyals per share while Samba falls by the same amount and SABB shed 2.2 percent. (Reuters)

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