Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Wednesday’s trading session in the green after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) went up 9.41 points, or 0.11%, to 8,633.33 points, registering its highest level in more than three years and a half, or since 13 August 2015.
TASI’s traded volume fell to 125.9 million shares, from 131.3 million on Tuesday, while liquidity rose to SAR 3.34 billion, against SAR 3.04 billion.
The consumer services, banking, and materials sectors added 0.8%, 0.4%, and 0.16%, respectively.
On the flipside, the utilities sector declined 2.2%, followed by the diversified financials, media and entertainment sectors with 1.7% and 1.6%, respectively.
Ash-Sharqiyah Development’s stock topped TASI’s gainers after jumping 9.9%, while Trade Union Cooperative Insurance Co.’s stock led losers with 5.3%.
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) stock led in terms of trading value with a turnover of SAR 348.11 million, while the stock of Alinma Bank topped in terms of traded volume with 7.95 million shares.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, surged 33.39 points, or 1.05%, to close at 3,201.47 points, recording its highest level since 2 May 2018.
Nomu’s liquidity slid to SAR 1.28 million, from SAR 1.32 million, while trading volume stood at 68,630 shares, down from 76,750 in the session earlier.
National Building and Marketing Co’s stock was Nomu’s best performer after jumping 19.3%, while Raydan Co’s stock led losers with 6.8%.
Raydan Co’s stock acquired Nomu’s activities after 36,300 shares were exchanged with SAR 554,570 in liquidity.
The joint index between MSCI and Tadawul, MT30 index grew 3.36 points, or 0.26%, to 1,275.30.
