By Asel bin Talib
Riyadh – Mubasher: Saudi Stock Exchange main gauge rose by 0.59% or 40.46 points on Sunday – the first session in 2016 – to close at 6,952 points.
More than 172 million shares were exchanged in above 92,000 transactions at turnover nearing SAR 4 billion.
113 stocks were in green, 48 others were in red, while 22 remained unchanged.
SHAMS stock was the best performer, with a surge of 9.77% to SAR 47.3. It was followed by Sagr Insurance that rose by 9.76% to SAR 34.2, then Bupa Arabia that ended 9.21% higher at SAR 125.5.
Meanwhile, Sipchem was the worst performer, with a fall of 2.21% to SAR 13.7, followed by Vitrified Pipes that sagged 1.95% to SAR 92.25, then Allujain that pulled back 1.46% to SAR 14.2.
Alinma Bank recorded the biggest traded volume of 32.6 million shares. It was followed by property developer Dar Al Arkan with 13.3 million shares, then Saudi Kayan with 5.9 million shares.
Alinma was also the top active with number of trades reaching 5,029. It was followed by SABIC with 3,692 then Thimar with 2,603.
