Mubasher: The main index of Bahrain Bourse (BHB) edged up 0.5% or 5.74 points to reach 1,153.16 points by 9:50am Manama time on Monday.
Trading value reached about BHD 10,020 after nearly 32,860 shares were traded through 4 transactions.
Alba backed the index with an 8.11% rise to BHD 0.320, topping the stocks with liquidity of about BHD 7,670 after 25,000 shares were exchanged.
Arig came in the second place with a value of about BHD 2,350 after about 7,850 shares were traded.