RIYADH: The Saudi stock market was closed on Tuesday for a public holiday, with oil prices soaring to their highest level since 2014 as Russia-Ukraine tensions intensified. This, along with concerns over supply shortages, drove prices near $100 per barrel. Today, Brent crude slightly eased to $96.8 a barrel, and US benchmark WTI traded at $91.88 a barrel as of 9:22 a.m. Saudi