Riyadh-Mubasher: Saudi Arabia’ stock exchange extended its upward trend until Wednesday’s mid-session, rising 1.01% or 62 points to reach the 6,130 level.
Nearly 166 million shares were exchanged through over 74,000 transactions at a turnover of SAR 3.1 billion.
Wrapping up equities, 125 advanced, spearheaded by the newly-listed Alandalus Property which soared 10% to SAR 21.75. Meanwhile, 37 stocks declined, led by Al-Sagr Insurance which fell 9.82% to SAR 27.10.
Alinma Bank was the most active in terms of traded volume with 46.5 million shares, while Alandalus led in number of transactions with 17,064.
Translated by Abdul Maguid Aboshahla
