Riyadh – Mubasher: The Saudi Stock Exchange (Tadawul) started Tuesday’s trading session with a negative performance after its main Tadawul All Share Index (TASI) tumbled 13.7 points, or 0.18%, to 7,805.97 points.
By 10:30 am Saudi time, TASI’s trading volume reached 10 million shares exchanged through 11,390 transactions at a turnover of SAR 202.36 million.
The food and staples retailing sector led losers with 1.14%, followed by the consumer services sector with 0.44%.
The materials, telecommunication services, and banking sectors shed 0.39%, 0.08%, and 0.07%, respectively.
The diversified financials sector topped risers with 1.45%, and the energy sector rose 0.84%.
Eastern Province Cement Co.’s stock was the worst performer after losing 2.04%, while the stock of Allied Cooperative Insurance Group (ACIG) was the best performer after adding 5.93%.
Meanwhile, the benchmark index of the Nomu secondary market, NOMU, jumped 20.35 points, or 0.84%, to 2,429.73 points.
Thob Al-Aseel Company’s stock went up 1.58%.
