Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) started Thursday with negative performance after its main Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) fell 6.67 points, or 0.08%, to 8,001.88 points.
By 10:40 am Saudi time, TASI’s trading volume reached 15.68 million shares exchanged through 13,360 transactions with a turnover of SAR 351.65 million.
The consumer durables and apparel sector edged down 0.6%, followed by the commercial and professional services sector with 0.4%.
The telecommunication services, banking, and materials sectors levelled down 0.37%, 0.2%, and 0.08%, respectively.
On the other hand, the retailing sector rose 1%, while the capital goods sector increased by 0.7%.
Solidarity Saudi Takaful’s stock declined 1.2%, whereas the Saudi Cable Company’s stock led gainers with 5.6%.
Meanwhile, the benchmark index of the Nomu-Parallel Market, NOMU, remained unchanged at 2,598.66 points.