By Mohammed Abu Meleeh
Riyadh-Mubasher: Saudi's stock exchange declined 0.66% or 44.97 points to reach the 6,743.16 level, its lowest since 14 December.
The petrochemical sector led Tuesday's 10 fallers, with a loss of 2.59% or 107 points. The sector has the second-biggest weight on the index with 16%, while the banking sector ranks first with 33%.
Meanwhile, five sectors moved higher, topped by the media which climbed 8.46%, helped by Research and Marketing which soared 9.88%. Printing and Packaging also climbed 9.93%.Both stocks have weights of 58% and 26.28% on the index, respectively.
Turnover dropped 17.5% to SAR 4.25 billion, compared with SAR 5.16 billion on Monday. Traded volume also fell 24.5% to 179.4 million shares from 237.7 million shares.
Tuesday's decline came though gainers were equal in number with losers. A total of 80 stocks rose, topped by Printing and Packaging as well as Research and Marketing. Meanwhile, Savola was the major disappointment, diving 9.84%.
Translated by Abdul Maguid Aboshahla
