Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Monday in the green after its main Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) surged 45.55 points, or 0.58%, to close at 7,939.17 points.
TASI’s trading volume reached 119 million shares, down from 130 million shares on Sunday, while traded value fell to SAR 2.83 billion ($755.73 million), from SAR 2.93 billion ($782.4 million).
The retailing sector increased 1.68%, followed by banks with 1.31%, and telecommunication services with 0.65%.
On the flip side, the food and beverages, healthcare, and materials sectors decreased 1.17%, 0.69%, and 0.13%, respectively.
Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Co’s stock led gainers with 3.83%, whereas Alujain Corporation’s stock was the worst performer after dropping 6.49%.
Alinma Bank’s stock, up 0.37%, led in terms of trading volume after 18.6 million shares were exchanged, while the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) stock, up 0.16%, generated the highest liquidity with SAR 401.2 million.
In the meantime, the benchmark index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, levelled up 10.93 points, or 0.44%, to 2,479.9 points.
Baazeem Trading and Al-Omran Industrial Trading stocks’ were the best performers with 1.57%, and 1.54%, respectively, whereas Arab Sea Information System’s stock fell 3.73%, and Raydan Co’s stock shed 0.64%.
