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 41.55 points, or 0.49%, to 8,448.02 points, registering its highest level since 23 July 2018.
TASI’s turnover fell to SAR 2.66 billion, from SAR 3.23 billion, while trading volume stood at 107.18 million shares, down from 137.6 million in the session before.
The media and entertainment sector topped gainers with 2.1%, followed by the commercial and professional services, telecommunication services, materials, and banking sectors with 1.3%, 1.1%, 0.8%, and 0.5%, respectively.
On the flipside, the utilities sector shed 0.68%, while the retailing sector went down 0.64%.
Yanbu Cement Company’s stock was the best performer after gaining 6.6%, while Buruj Cooperative Insurance Company’s stock led losers with 2.4%.
Al Rajhi Bank’s stock led the main market in terms of liquidity after generating SAR 231.2 million, while the stock of Saudi Kayan Petrochemical Company posted the highest traded volume with 9.73 million shares.
In the meantime, the main index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, levelled up 34.41 points, or 1.3%, closing the last session of the week at 2,775.19 points.
Nomu’s trading volume decreased to 108,930 shares on Thursday, from 152,610 on Wednesday, while liquidity slumped to SAR 1.6 million, from SAR 2.4 million.
National Building and Marketing Co’s stock was the best performer after surging 19.05%, while the stock of Raydan Co was the worst performer after dropping slightly with 0.3%.
Abdullah Saad Mohamed Abo Moati for Bookstores Company’s stock was the most active in Nomu after 71,820 shares were exchanged, with a turnover of SAR 966,940.
