Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) closed Monday down after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) tumbled 9.28 points, or 0.12%, to 7,962.77 points, registering its fourth consecutive decline.
TASI’s trading volume stood at 138.07 million shares on Monday, against 101.48 million shares on Sunday, while traded value rose to SAR 2.93 billion, from SAR 2.07 billion.
The real estate management and development sector fell 2.5% after Alandalus Property Company’s stock slid 9.99%, followed by the transportation and healthcare sectors with 2%, and 1.2%, respectively.
On the other hand, the telecommunication services, food and staples retailing, and banking sectors rose 0.9%, 0.7%, and 0.17%, respectively.
Arabia Insurance Cooperative Co.’s stock was the best performer with 5.5%.
Dar Al-Arkan Real-Estate Development Company’s stock topped TASI in terms of traded volume after 46.1 million shares were exchanged, while the Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) stock was the most active in terms of liquidity after generating SAR 555.47 million.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, NOMU, slumped 98.73 points, or 3.2%, to close at 3,007.70 points.
Nomu’s trading volume hit 44,480 shares on Monday, up from 33,190 shares on Sunday, while liquidity increased to SAR 788,090, from SAR 509,720.
Baazeem Trading’s stock decreased 5.7%, whereas Al-Omran Industrial Trading’s stock went up 5%.
The stock of Abo Moati for Bookstores acquired the parallel market activities after 24,390 shares were exchanged, generating SAR 264,760 in a turnover.
