Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) closed Sunday in the green zone after its main Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) grew 0.66% or 45.82 points, reaching 6,956.47 points.
TASI’s trading volume stood at 146.37 million shares on Sunday, against 160.38 million shares on Thursday, whereas liquidity rose to SAR 2.87 billion, from SAR 2.54 billion.
The telecommunication services, insurance, banks, and materials sectors rose 2.8%, 2.2%, 0.5%, and 0.4%, respectively.
On the flipside, real estate management and development sector tumbled 0.26%, and real estate investment traded funds (REITs) shed 0.14%.
Nama Chemicals’ stock was TASI’s best performer after surging 9.9%, whereas Fawaz Abdulaziz Al Hokair Co’s stock declined 4.4%.
Saudi Basic Industries Corp’s (SABIC) stock acquired TASI’s liquidity with SAR 545.81 million, while Al Inma Bank’s stock led in terms of trading volume after 29.74 million shares were exchanged.
In the meantime, NOMU, the benchmark index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, slipped 0.05% or 1.56 points to reach 3,190.28 points.
Nomu’s saw trading of 50,390 shares on Sunday, against 151,970 shares on Thursday, while liquidity dropped to SAR 1.14 million, from SAR 2.56 million.
The stocks of Al-Samaani Factory for Metal Industries, and Baazeem Trading fell 4.8%, and 3.7%, respectively, whereas Al-Kathiri Holding Company’s stock surged 7.1%.
Thob Al-Aseel Company’s stock led Nomu’s liquidity with SAR 294,830, while Abo Moati for Bookstores’ stock topped in terms of trading volume after 25,150 shares were exchanged.
