Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange ended Thursday in the red zone after its main Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) fell 0.09% or 6.45 points to reach 7,373.17 points.
TASI’s trading volume stood at 115 million shares on Thursday against 131.53 million shares on Wednesday, while liquidity retreated to SAR 2.83 billion ($755 million), from SAR 3.86 billion ($1.03 billion).
The telecommunication services sector decreased 3%, followed by media with 1.72%, and banks with 0.1%.
On the other hand, the food and staples retailing, and materials sectors' rose 1.45%, and 0.44%, respectively.
Arriyadh Development’s stock declined 3.48%, closing at SAR 18.04, whereas Salama Cooperative Insurance’s stock surged 9.13% to SAR 21.52.
Al Inma Bank’s stock topped TASI in terms of trading volume after 20.16 million shares were exchanged, despite dropping 0.28% to SAR 17.88, while The Saudi Basic Industries Corp’s (SABIC) stock, rising 0.57%, led liquidity with a turnover of SAR 540 million.
In the meantime, the benchmark index of the Nomu-Parallel Market (NOMU) increased 0.2% or 6.71 points reaching 3,392.60 points.
Al-Omran Industrial Trading’s stock led Nomu's risers with 1.2%, closing at SAR 18.18, whereas Arab Sea Information System’s stock tumbled 2.64% to SAR 12.18.
