Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) finished Thursday’s trading session with a positive performance after its benchmark Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) levelled up 38.39 points, or 0.5%, to 7,749.32 points.
By the end of the last session of the week, TASI’s liquidity rose to SAR 2.5 billion ($668.8 million), from SAR 1.8 billion ($486.67 million), while traded volume reached 97.4 million shares, against 85.35 million in the session before.
The food and staples retailing sector topped risers with 2.79%, followed by the energy sector with 1.3%.
The telecommunication services, banking, and materials sectors inched up 0.81%, 0.79%, and 0.15%, respectively.
On the flipside, the utilities sector shed 0.23%, while the consumer services sector went down 0.22%.
Eastern Province Cement Co.’s stock topped risers with 5.42%, while the stock of Saudi Enaya Cooperative Insurance Company (Enaya) was the worst performer after dropping 5%.
The Saudi Basic Industries Corporation’s (SABIC) stock, down 0.52%, generated the highest liquidity with SAR 557.44 million, while Al Sorayai Trade and Industrial Group’s stock, which added 4.46%, led the main market in terms of trading volume with 9.74 million shares.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, jumped 41.33 points, or 1.72%, to finish at 2,441.65 points.
Raydan Co’s stock went up 8.06%.
