Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Tuesday in the green after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) rose 23.13 points, or 0.3%, to 8,456.22 points.
TASI’s trading value fell to SAR 1.73 billion, from SAR 2.2 billion, while traded volume stood at 81.85 million shares, down from 112.05 million on Monday.
The telecommunication services sector led gainers with 1.3%, followed by the food and staples retailing sector with 0.8%.
The transportation, materials and banking sectors rose 0.7%, 0.6%, and 0.12%, respectively.
On the flipside, the pharmaceuticals sector shed 0.9%, while the healthcare sector levelled down 0.7%.
Al Baha Investment and Development’s stock was the best performer with 9.3%, while the stock of Dallah Healthcare Company (DHC) was the worst performer with 1.8%.
Al Rajhi Bank’s stock acquired the highest liquidity with SAR 187.34 million, while Abdullah Abdul Mohsen Al Khodari Sons Company’s stock was the most active in terms of trading volume with 9.8 million exchanged shares.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, went up 29.13 points, or 0.8%, to finish the mid-week session at 3,514.42 points.
The parallel market’s turnover declined to SAR 1.67 million, from SAR 2.46 million, while traded volume hit 88,560 shares, down from 101,160 in the previous session.
Development Works Food Co’s (DWF) stock topped risers with 5.4%, while Al Kathiri Holding Company’s stock was the worst performer with 5.8%.
Thob Al-Aseel Company’s stock generated the highest liquidity with SAR 434,110, while the stock of Abdullah Saad Mohamed Abo Moati for Bookstores Company posted the highest traded volume after 35,020 shares were exchanged.
