Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) closed Sunday 0.28% or 20.48 points lower to reach 7,225.18 points.
The Tadawul All Share Index’s (TASI) trading volume stood at 90.23 million shares on Sunday, against 143.15 million on Thursday, while traded value levelled down to SAR 1.94 billion from SAR 2.97 billion.
The energy sector declined 1.1%, followed by REITs with 0.96%, media with 0.6%, banks with 0.6%, and materials with 0.3%.
On the other hand, the food and beverages, consumer services, and telecommunication services sectors went up 1.1%, 0.7%, and 0.06%, respectively.
Filing and Packing Materials Manufacturing Company’s (FIPCO) stock was the worst performer with a drop of 2.6%, whereas Malath Cooperative Insurance’s stock led TASI’s risers with a rise of 5.2%.
Al Inma Bank’s stock topped TASI in terms of trading volume after 15.55 million shares were exchanged, with a liquidity of SAR 261.52 million.
In the meantime, NOMU, the main index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, increased 0.7% or 25.09 points reaching 3,540.74 points, hitting its highest level since 9 August.
Nomu’s trading volume amounted to 75,070 shares on Sunday, against 133,430 on Thursday, while liquidity slid to SAR 1.3 million, from SAR 2.4 million.
Abo Moati for Bookstores, Arab Sea Information System, and Thob Al-Aseel Company grew 9.04%, 0.4%, and 0.07%, respectively.
On the flipside, Development Works Food’s stock lost 3.5%, and Al-Omran Industrial Trading’s stock dropped 1.1%.
Abo Moati for Bookstores’ stock, closing at SAR 12.78, led Nomu in terms of traded volume after 52,840 shares were exchanged, with a turnover of SAR 660,950.
