By Mohammed Idries
Riyadh-Mubasher: Saudi Arabia’ stock exchange extended its upward trend until Wednesday’s mid-trade, rising 1.7% or 117 points to reach the 7,152 level.
Nearly 157 million shares were exchanged through 57,000 transactions at a turnover of SAR 2.8 billion.
Wrapping up equities, 160 advanced, spearheaded by Tokio Marine which soared 10% to SAR 23.20. Meanwhile, three stocks declined, led by SASCO which fell 0.56% to SAR 26.40.
Dar Al-Arkan was the most active in terms of traded volume with 40.6 million shares, while Alinma Tokio Marine led in number of transactions with 3,289.
Translated by Abdul Maguid Aboshahla
