Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) ended Sunday’s trading session with a positive performance after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) surged 41.57 points, or 0.49%, to 8,534.27 points.
TASI’s liquidity fell to SAR 2.54 billion by the end of the first session of the week, from SAR 2.79 billion on Thursday, while trading volume stood at 112.92 million shares, up from 111.64 million in the session before.
The consumer services sector led gainers with 3.3% as Al Tayyar Travel Group’s stock rose 5.7%, followed by the transportation sector with 1.52%.
The energy, banking, telecommunication services, and materials sectors increased 1.5%, 0.64%, 0.57%, and 0.2%, respectively.
On the other flipside, the commercial and professional services sector was the worst performer after losing 0.47%.
Nama Chemicals Company’s stock led losers with 3.1%.
The Saudi Basic Industries Corp.’s (SABIC) stock led TASI in terms of liquidity with SAR 256.59 million, while the stock of Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Company posted the highest traded volume with 11.96 million exchanged shares.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, jumped 64.17 points, or 1.8%, to finish at 3,657.04 points, registering its highest level in 20 months.
Nomu’s trading volume fell to 140,030 shares, from 203,380 on Thursday, while its turnover slumped to SAR 2.88 million, against SAR 3.48 million.
Al-Samaani Factory for Metal Industries’ stock topped Nomu’s risers with 12.4%, while the stock of Al Kathiri Holding Company was the worst performer with 0.2%.
Thob Al-Aseel Company’s stock led Nomu in terms of volume and value after 50,400 shares were exchanged, generating a turnover of SAR 1.32 million.
