Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) closed Wednesday’s trading session in green territory after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) levelled up 16.28 points, or 0.19%, to 8,472.5 points.
TASI’s liquidity rose to SAR 2.15 billion ($573.87 million) on Wednesday, from SAR 1.73 billion ($461.6 million) on Tuesday, while trading volume reached 104.24 million shares, up from 82 million.
The consumer services, telecommunication services, materials, and banking sectors increased 2.64%, 0.97%, 0.39%, and 0.04%, respectively.
On the flipside, the food and beverages sector went down 1.01%, while the capital goods sector shed 0.66%.
Leejam Sports Company’s “Fitness Time” stock led gainers with 6.15%, while the Saudi Cable Company’s stock was the worst performer with 4.55%.
Etihad Etisalat Company’s (Mobily) stock topped TASI in terms of liquidity with SAR 191.58 million, while the stock of Mobile Telecommunication Company Saudi Arabia (Zain) led the main market in terms of traded volume after 10.65 million shares were exchanged.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, went up 82.93 points, or 2.36%, to close the session at 3,597.35 points.
Development Works Food Co’s (DWF) stock topped risers with 8.47%, while the stock of Al Kathiri Holding Company was the worst performer with 5.66%.
The joint index between Tadawul and MSCI, MT30 index rose 2.02 points, or 0.16%, to 1,250.46 points.
