Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) commenced Monday's trading session on a positive note, despite a mixed performance of its leading sectors. Similarly, the Nomu parallel market index edged up.
By 10:40 am Saudi time, the Tadawul All Shares Index (TASI) added 0.16% or 11.27 points, reaching 7,016.67 points, while turnover reached SAR 472.5 million after 25.84 million shares were traded through around 13,500 transactions.
Thirteen sectors were in the green, led by commercial services with 0.92%, followed by transport and banks with 0.8% and 0.32%, respectively.
On the flipside, seven sectors were down led by pharmaceuticals with 0.55%, while telecoms and basic industries shed 0.5% and 0.02%, respectively.
A total of 91 stocks gained, led by Saudi ACIG with 4.3%, while 52 were down led by Saudi Chemical with 1%. Meanwhile, 17 stocks remained unchanged from Sunday's closings.
In the meantime, the parallel market index Nomu edged up 0.02% to 4,883.03 points, as Al Omran and Arab Sea increased 3.6% and 0.6%, respectively.
On Sunday, TASI closed down 1.01% or 71.52 points lower, recording its biggest loss since 22 March, to 7,005.44 points, while Nomu fell 0.89% or 43.94 points to 4,881.87 points.
