Saudi shares rose in early trading on Saturday, led by gains in the petrochemical sector after oil prices rose on Friday.

US crude closed at a 15-week high and posted a sixth consecutive weekly gain while Brent pushed higher a third straight week.

The all-share index gains 0.9 percent to 6,270 points and the petrochemical index adds 1.6 percent to 6,349 points.

Petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp  (Sabic) added 1.6 percent.-Reuters