Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Thursday on a positive note after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) surged 39.61 points, or 0.51%, to 7,830.47 points.
TASI’s liquidity rose to SAR 1.87 billion ($499.2 million), from SAR 1.69 billion ($451.2 million), while trading volume stood at 72.17 million shares, up from 66.3 million in the session before.
The pharmaceuticals, telecommunication services, materials, and banks sectors increased 2.56%, 1.6%, 0.72%, and 0.49%, respectively.
On the flipside, the real estate investment and development sector, and the healthcare sector inched down 0.62% each.
Al Ahlia Cooperative Insurance Company’s stock led gainers with 7.65%, while Amana Cooperative Insurance’s stock was the worst performer with 2.8%.
Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) stock, which added 1.03%, led the main market in terms of liquidity after generating SAR 194.56 million, while the stock of Alinma Bank, up 1.56%, posted the highest traded volume with 6.5 million shares.
In the meantime, NOMU, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, decreased 2.03 points, or 0.08%, to close the last session of the week at 2,565.53 points.
Abdullah Saad Mohamed Abo Moati for Bookstores Company’s stock was Nomu’s worst performer with 1.61%, while Arab Sea Information System Co’s stock led gainers after rising slightly 0.72%.
