Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange’s (Tadawul All-Share Index) went down by 712.85 points, or 8.2%, to 8,019.77 points in August.
A group of 18 sectors declined over the month, led by the banking sector, while three sectors grew, topped by the public utility sector.
Trading volume decreased by 26.33% to 2.59 billion shares over the month, compared to 3.525 billion a month earlier.
Meanwhile, liquidity dropped 28.41% to SAR 78.72 billion in August, from SAR 110 billion in July.