Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Monday’s trading session in the green after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) levelled up 31.15 points, or 0.37%, to 8,565.42 points.
TASI’s liquidity increased to SAR 2.6 billion ($690.7 million), from SAR 2.54 billion ($677.6 million), while trading volume stood at 110.2 million shares, down from 112.92 million on Sunday.
The food and staples retailing sector topped gainers with 2.3%, followed by the pharmaceuticals sector with 2.2%.
The materials, telecommunication services, and banking sectors inched up 0.49%, 0.45%, and 0.03%, respectively.
On the flipside, the healthcare sector was the worst performer with 0.48%, while the consumer durables and apparel went down 0.28%.
Al Baha Investment and Development’s stock was the best performer with 4%, while Gulf Union Cooperative Insurance’s stock was the worst performer after losing 2.15%.
Al Rajhi Bank’s stock generated the highest liquidity with SAR 354.9 million, while the stock of Dar Al Arkan Real Estate Development Company topped TASI in terms of traded volume with 14.94 million exchanged shares.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, tumbled 6.36 points, or 0.17%, to close at 3,650.68 points.
Al Omran Industrial and Trading Company’s stock led losers with 4.26%, while the stock of Arab Sea Information System Co was the best performer after adding 3.85%.
The joint index between Tadawul and MSCI, MT30 index, gained 4.56 points, or 0.36%, to finish Monday at 1,262.96 points.
