Riyadh – Mubasher: The main index of the Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul), the Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) ended Tuesday in the red zone after dropping 0.47% or 34.2 points reaching 7,254.69 points.
Trading volume increased to 139 million shares on Tuesday against 119 million shares on Monday, while traded value rose to SAR 2.80 billion ($747 million) from SAR 2.53 billion ($675 billion).
The media sector retreated 7.4%, followed by the telecommunication services sector with 0.51%, the materials sector with 0.49%, and the banks sector with 0.41%.
On the other hand, the consumer services sector and the consumer durables and apparel sector increased 0.91% and 0.12%, respectively.
Saudi Research and Marketing’s stock tumbled 8.16%, closing at SAR 54, whereas Zoujaj’s stock surged 9.91% reaching SAR 21.18.
Al Inma Bank’s stock went down 1.14%, to SAR 14.70, after 28.7 million shares were exchanged generating SAR 424.5 million.
Meanwhile, the Nomu-Parallel Market index edged up 0.08% or 2.9 points reaching 3,619.1 points.
Thob Al-Aseel Company’s stock levelled up 1.64% to SAR 62 and Raydan Co’s stock increased 0.72% to reach SAR 22.28, whereas Al-Kathiri Holding Company’s stock fell 1.57%, closing at SAR 20.70.
