Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Sunday’s trading session in the red after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) plunged 52.77 points, or 0.6%, to 9,011.11 points.
TASI’s liquidity fell to SAR 2.95 billion, from SAR 3.66 billion, while trading volume stood at 120.48 million shares, down from 141.25 million on Thursday.
The media, telecommunication services, energy, banking, and materials sectors went down 2.4%, 1.5%, 0.73%, 0.7%, and 0.6%, respectively.
On the other hand, the pharmaceuticals sector led gainers with 0.9%, followed by the consumer durables and apparel sector with 0.4%.
The Saudi Research and Marketing Group’s (SRMG) stock led losers with 2.6%, while the stock of AXA Cooperative Insurance was the best performer after adding 10%.
Al Rajhi Bank’s stock led the main market in terms of traded value with SAR 641.4 million, while Abdullah Abdul Mohsen Al Khodari Sons Company’s stock posted the highest trading volume with 9.65 million shares.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, NOMU, slumped 24.88 points, or 0.69%, closing the first session of the week at 3,579.15 points.
Nomu’s turnover rose to SAR 1.81 million, from SAR 800,030, while traded volume hit 150,050 shares, compared to 53,590 in the session before.
Arab Sea Information System Co’s stock led losers with 12.8%, and the stock of Abdullah Saad Mohamed Abo Moati for Bookstores Company fell 4.4%.
Arab Sea Information System Co’s stock was the most active after 112,930 shares were exchanged, generating a turnover of SAR 1.29 million.
